Know why you are using punctuation, whether that punctuation is STOP, HALF-STOP, GO, commas,
or apostrophes. If you can’t cite reasons to use these punctuation marks, don’t use them!Try out these skills on the drill on the next page.
Answers to Questions on this page:
i. NECESSARY to the meaning of the sentence (no commas). If you remove the italicized part, the
sentence is not adequately specific.
ii. UNNECESSARY to the meaning of the sentence (commas). If you remove the italicized part, the
sentence is still complete and does not change meaning.
iii. NECESSARY to the meaning of the sentence (no commas). If you remove the italicized part, the
sentence is not adequately specific.
iv. UNNECESSARY to the meaning of the sentence (commas). If you remove the italicized part, the
sentence is still complete and does not change meaning.
v. NECESSARY to the meaning of the sentence (no commas). If you remove the italicized part, the
sentence is no longer complete.Answers to Questions on this page:
i. Tina’s, she’s, days
ii. you’re, it’s
iii. There, reasons, your
iv. We’ll, your
v. It’s, his, can’t, it’s, ours