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1) To join two independent clauses, use a comma followed by a conjunction, a semicolon alone, or a semicolon f

1) To join two independent clauses, use a comma followed by a conjunction, a semicolon alone, or a semicolon followed by a  sentence modifier.  2)  Use commas to bracket nonrestrictive phrases, which are not essential to the sentence's meaning.  3)  Do not use commas to bracket phrases that are essential to a sentence's meaning.  4)  When beginning a sentence with an introductory phrase or an introductory (dependent) clause, include a comma. 5)  To indicate possession, end a singular noun with an apostrophe followed by an "s". Otherwise, the noun's form seems plural. 6)  Use proper punctuation to integrate a quotation into a sentence. If the introductory material is an independent clause, add the quotation after a colon. If the introductory material ends in "thinks," "saying," or some other verb indicating expression, use a comma. 7)  Make the subject and verb agree with each other, not with a word that comes between them.  8)  Be sure that a pronoun, a participial phrase, or an appositive refers clearly to the proper subject.

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