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There is no doubt that comma usage is very confusing. It is confusing for adults, and it can be very confusing for students in k-12. There is one myth, however, that some teachers are teaching as a comma ‘rule.’ Every year, they come to me and tell me that their elementary and middle school teachers taught them to "put a comma in the sentence when they take a breath." That is wrong. A writer uses a comma to indicate when one should take a breath; it is not placed in a sentence because one takes a breath. There is a difference. Do you have this problem?
Sara On 2/25/13, breathing isn't punctuating wrote: > There is no doubt that comma usage is very confusing. It is > confusing for adults, and it can be very confusing for > students in k-12. There is one myth, however, that some > teachers are teaching as a comma ‘rule.’ Every year, they > come to me and tell me that their elementary ...See More
Feb 27, 2013
never heard that. We were taught the 10 major rules. nfm On 2/27/13, Sara wrote: > On 2/25/13, breathing isn't punctuating wrote: >> There is no doubt that comma usage is very confusing. It is >> confusing for adults, and it can be very confusing for >> students in k-12. There is one myth, however, that some >> teachers are teaching as a comma ‘rule.’ Every year, they >&...See More
Feb 27, 2013


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