read the chapter on Monday, visited the Writing “She Center on Tuesday, and took the exam on Wednesday.” _____ Commas with Which but not That It is almost always true that – takes a comma, and does not. “which” “that” Example: am taking the umbrella, which is in the closet.” “I am taking the umbrella that is in the closet.” “I _____ No Comma after a Subordinate Conjunction You never have a – Comma after a Subordinate Conjunction. like this: it was raining, we played the soccer “Although, match to the end.” Always like this: it was raining, we played the soccer “Although match to the end.” 5. Correct Wording _____ Its/It’s This is an exception to the possessive rule. is the “Its” possessive as in cat cleaned its fur.” is the contraction “The “It’s” meaning is,” as in, time to go.” “It “It’s Then/Than These two words are tricky. is used to show a “Then” change in time. For example: I washed my clothes; then I did “First, my assignment.” is also used with cause-effect sentences. For “Then” example: you want to leave on time, then you better start packing.” “If is used for comparisons. For example: like your choice better “Than” “I than mine.” _____ There/Their/They’re These words are pronounced the same but have different meanings. Here’s what they mean: is a direction like: there.” “There” “over shows possession like: car.” “Their” “their is a contraction meaning: are.” “They’re” “They _____ To/Too/Two These words are pronounced the same but have different meanings. Here’s what they mean:
“She read the chapter on Monday, visited the Writing Center on Tuesday, and took the exam on Wednesday.” _____ Commas with Which but not That – It is almost always true that “which” takes a comma, and “that” does not. Example: “I am taking the umbrella, which is in the closet.” “I am taking the umbrella that is in the closet.” _____ No Comma after a Subordinate Conjunction – You never have a Comma after a Subordinate Conjunction. like this: “Although, it was raining, we played the soccer match to the end.” Always like this: “Although it was raining, we played the soccer match to the end.” 5. Correct Wording _____ Its/It’s This is an exception to the possessive rule. “Its” is the possessive as in “The cat cleaned its fur.” “It’s” is the contraction meaning “It is,” as in, “It’s time to go.” Then/Than These two words are tricky. “Then” is used to show a change in time. For example: “First, I washed my clothes; then I did my assignment.” “Then” is also used with cause-effect sentences. For example: “If you want to leave on time, then you better start packing.” “Than” is used for comparisons. For example: “I like your choice better than mine.” _____ There/Their/They’re These words are pronounced the same but have different meanings. Here’s what they mean: “There” is a direction like: “over there.” “Their” shows possession like: “their car.” “They’re” is a contraction meaning: “They are.” _____ To/Too/Two These words are pronounced the same but have different meanings. Here’s what they mean:
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