"     LESSON TWO: USING THE COMMA","","Commas are used in TWO main ways. ","1. To separate items in a list of words.","2. To indicate where a pause occurs in a sentence."
"      The word SERIES means a set or row of things which have ","something in common. ","            THE BAND HAD TRUMPETS, FIDDLES AND DRUMS.","How many kinds of instruments are there in this SERIES?"," (1, 2, 3, 4, 5 ?)"
"A SERIES   must have three or more items in a row.","It can be made up of single words which are nouns or naming words.","      THE ELEPHANT, THE KANGAROO AND THE TIGER ESCAPED FROM THE ZOO.","","How many words are in this SERIES?"
"A series can also be made up of single words which are VERBS.","VERBS are also known as DOING or ACTION words.","     THAT BOY reads, writes AND spells very well.","Are the words in this series all doing words?","                      Yes/No"
"A series can also be made up of a list of PHRASES. ","(groups of more than one word).","","        THE DOCTOR TOLD JOHN TO EAT WELL, REST OFTEN AND GO TO BED.","How many items are in this series?"
"       FOR MY EXPERIMENT I SHALL NEED STRING, WAX, TUBING, CLIPS,","BEAKERS, WATER AND TWEEZERS.","","How many items are there in this SERIES?  ","          (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8?)"
"The policeman stopped, looked, and listened.","","Are the items in this series NOUNS or VERBS?","",""
"Commas are used to separate items in a series, but when the last two","items are separated by AND there is no comma before 'and'.","Put the commas into this series:","       I PLAY FOOTBALL HOCKEY CRICKET AND TENNIS IN THEIR SEASONS.","(Type out the whole sentence please)"
"After which word should there be a comma in this sentence?"," ","HIS BAD HABITS INCLUDE COMING LATE TO SCHOOL TALKING IN CLASS AND ","WASTING HIS TIME.",""
"  I bought some eggs some cheese and some cake.","","After which of the above words is a comma needed?","",""
"Jane passed her exams in geography, history mathematics and art.","","There is a comma missing after the word...........?","",""
"       a. The postman is tall, lean, and quick.","       b. The postman is tall, lean and quick.","","Which sentence is correctly punctuated?    A or B?",""
"    A sentence must have a SUBJECT and a PREDICATE.","           'JOHN WORKS IN A FACTORY'","            THE CAMEL IS THE SHIP OF THE DESERT","            WHEN A CAMEL","Type out the one above that is NOT a sentence."
"We can join simple sentences with joining words called CONJUNCTIONS.","Words like AND, BUT, OR and BECAUSE are CONJUNCTIONS.","         MY BROTHER LIKES HIS BEEF VERY RARE","          I PREFER IT WELL DONE.","Which word: EITHER, NOR, BUT could be used to link these two sentences?"
"When two simple sentences are joined by a conjunction, it is then a","COMPOUND SENTENCE.","      Shops are open on Saturday but they close on Sunday. ","This is a COMPOUND SENTENCE.    Which conjunction could you use to","link the next two sentences?"
"            Children enjoy a deep fall of snow in winter.","             They can play with it.","","Which conjunction could join these two simple sentences?",""
"When you join two simple sentences to make a COMPOUND sentence,","put a comma before the CONJUNCTION (joining word).","        'My parents went to the cinema leaving me behind to do my","homework but my Aunt Florence kept me company.","     After which word should there be a comma?"
"A COMPOUND sentence has two SUBJECTS for its separate parts.","       A. I paid my bill and left the cafe.","       B. I paid the bill and the waitress brought my change.","","Which of the above is a compound sentence, A or B?"
"           The policeman took off his helmet and sat down.","","Is this a compound sentence?     Yes/No?","",""
" The policeman took off his helmet and the postman talked to him.","","Is this a compound sentence?","                         Yes/No?",""
"The sun came out from behind the clouds and the rest of the day","was fine.","","There is a comma needed after WHICH word?",""
"Commas are also needed after what are called INTRODUCTORY PHRASES.","            WHEN IN DOUBT, ask the teacher.","       'When in doubt' is the INTRODUCTORY PHRASE.","    A. As a child       B. I played with dolls","Which is the introductory phrase, A or B?"
"     A. As a young man  B. my father learned to drive his Porsche.","","Which is the MAIN STATEMENT, A or B?","",""
"Debra mixed the cake in a tin and then she put it in the oven.","","Do we need a comma after the word TIN? ","","                    Yes/No?"
"If an introductory phrase comes first, it must be followed by a","comma.","            Although a soldier he was not a brave man.","","After which word should the comma come?"
"Commas also follow what are called INSERTS to a sentence.","An INSERT is an expression added to a sentence.","     For example, ALL THE SAME, I don't believe him.","Which is the INSERT in the following sentence?","          However, I may change my mind."
"An INSERT can also come in the middle of a sentence.","         I TOLD HIM, IN VAIN, NOT TO GO NEAR THE WATER.","","Which words are the insert here?",""
"Words like NOW, HOWEVER, NEVERTHELESS, WELL, REALLY, and","ACTUALLY can all be used as inserts.","If inserts come at the beginning of a sentence, they must be ","followed by a comma. ","         ACTUALLY A GIRL NEEDS A GOOD FRIEND. (Type out with comma)"
"Phrases like FOR INSTANCE, FOR EXAMPLE, BY THE WAY, AS FOR ME,","AS FOR ME, I SUPPOSE and IT APPEARS can all be used as inserts.","Put in the comma in the following sentence. Type out the whole ","sentence."," UPON MY WORD HIS APPETITE GETS BIGGER EVERY DAY."
"That is the end of the lesson on commas.","If you would like further practice, just press [Enter] to continue","with the practice lesson.","        If you want to leave this section press F9 for the menu.","         Press F10 to leave the program completely."
