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Practice: Writing Exclamatory Sentences. Write two original exclamatory sentences.

Abbreviations End with a Full stop

When using abbreviations, end them with a full stop (period).
Mr. Mrs. Dr. Rev. Ed.D.
B.S. M. Div. Ph.D. Matt. Gen.

Commas

Joining Independent Clauses
Use a comma and a coordinating conjunction to join two independent clauses. (, conjunction)
1. A good man will be honest, and he will be successful.
2. A good man will be honest and will be successful.
Comma Errors

Serious punctuation error results when separate independent clauses are joined by only a comma (comma
splice) or without any punctuation (run-on sentence).

A godly man will love the Lord and he A godly man will love the Lord, and he will
will love his wife as Christ loves the love his wife as Christ loves the church.
church.
Or
A godly man will love the Lord and he
will love his wife as Christ loves the
church.
A godly man will love the Lord, he will A godly man will love the Lord, and he will
love his wife as Christ loves the love his wife as Christ loves the church.
church. or
A godly man will love the Lord; he will love
his wife as Christ loves the church.*
*Note: A semi-colon works well if the two
independent clauses are closely related.

Practice 14A: Commas. Place the comma as needed in the sentences below.
1. King Herod heard this and he was disturbed and troubled.
2. John crossed over the land but he slipped and fell in the river.
3. The people saw Jesus and His disciples and many recognized them.
4. Jesus went ashore but He saw a large crowd and left.
5. He saw a large crowd but He felt compassion for them and stayed.

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