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Conquering the Comma PowerPoint Presentation

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This presentation is designed to acquaint you or your students with the rules of comma usage, including:

placement in compound sentences
placement after introductory elements
placement with dependent phrases and clauses
placement around nonessential elements
placement in a series
placement with adjectives

This presentation will also cover methods for avoiding a common comma error—the comma splice. The thirty-one slide presentation included here is designed to aid the facilitator in an interactive presentation of the elements of comma usage. This presentation is ideal for the beginning of a composition course, the assignment of a writing project, or as a refresher presentation for grammar usage.

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Subject-Specific Writing
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  - Four Point Action Closing The object is null
  - Grant Writing
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  - Donation Request Letters
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  - Revision in Business Writing
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- Writing in Literature
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  - Writing About Fiction
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  - Writing About Literature
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- Writing in the Social Sciences
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- Writing in Engineering
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  - Writing in Engineering Introduction The object is null
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  - Engineering Projects in Community Service (EPICS)
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  - INDOT Workshop Resources for Engineers
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  - Mechanical Engineering Writing Enhancement Program
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- Creative Writing
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  - Pattern and Variation in Poetry
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  - Pattern and Variation: Aural
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  - Pattern and Variation: Visual
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  - Characters and Fiction Writing
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  - Poetry Writing
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  - Creative Nonfiction
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- Healthcare Writing
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  - SOAP Notes
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  - Patient Education Materials
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  - Writing as a Professional Nurse
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- Journalism and Journalistic Writing
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- Writing in the Purdue SURF Program
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  - SURF Workshop Resources: Designing Scientific Research Posters The object is null
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- Writing in Art History
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  - Museum Catalog The object is null
  - Museum Title Cards The object is null
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Job Search Writing
- Preparing an Application
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  - Tailoring Employment Documents For a Specific Audience
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    - Determining Audience The object is null
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  - Job Skills Checklist The object is null
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  - Example Employment Documents The object is null
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- Job Search Letters
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  - Model Letters for Various Purposes
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  - Cover Letters 1: Quick Tips
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  - Cover Letters Workshop
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- Résumés and CVs
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  - Using Two Pages or More The object is null
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- Video Résumés
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English as a Second Language
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- ESL Students
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  - Plagiarism and ESL Writers The object is null
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  - Understanding Writing Assignments
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  - Combining Sentences
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About the OWL
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