Calice Robins
Lesson: Comma Interrupters
Day 13
September 12
THE FACTS: Interrupters are words or phrases that interrupt the main thought of the writer. Interrupters help to show emotion, tone or emphasis in the sentence. They are thoughts, in the middle of a thought, that need to be indicated with commas.
WHY IT'S CONFUSING: Interrupters are confusing because the reader can misinterpret the writer’s view because of missing commas. The confusion for the writer is the lack of a flowing thought. The writer can make the mistake in writing without correct pauses.
HOW TO REMEMBER: When a phrase can be read clearly without the use of an interrupter then it is a complete idea. Commas go before and after the interrupter, separating the extra information in the sentence. Interrupters help to put emphasis and emotions into the thought. Reading aloud helps to hear the natural pauses, but when reading too fast they can easily be missed.
EXAMPLES: For example, however, on the other hand, generally, although, surprisingly
Identify the interrupters and review orally in class:
- Some subjects in school are harder for me than others, for example, i don’t do very well in math.
- English, in fact, is my best subject because i love to read and write.
- Yesterday, as a matter of fact, Suzanne was twenty minutes late for the meeting.
Try these on your own, then ask the teacher or a friend to review:
- What, Susan, do you think?
- Queen Victoria was, as they say, a formidable woman.
- It does, indeed, look like rain.
Finally, try these for homework.
- Now, where do you suppose, Davery, your shoes might have gone this time?
- Sasha, our new neighbor, used to work as a waitress at Chili’s.
- Writing in my journal, especially late at night, helps me develop ideas for short stories.
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