Showing posts with label 5.2c-InterjectionComma. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 5.2c-InterjectionComma. Show all posts

Thursday, September 15, 2016

Grammar Cat #98: Skeptical Cat

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NO = No,
After the interjection, you need a comma.

I NO BLEEV U! = I do not believe you!
English has a special form for the negation of statements:
I believe you.
I do not believe you.

RED DOT = The red dot
Don't forget the definite article: the red dot.

CANT BE = can't be
You need an apostrophe for the contraction: can + not = can't.

CONTROLLD BY HOOMANZ = controlled by humans.
Don't forget the final period.




Sunday, December 14, 2014

Grammar Cat #126: Christmas Cat

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PLZ SANTA = Please, Santa,
The name "Santa" here is a vocative inserted into the sentence, so it is set off with a comma both before and after.

I CAN HAZ = can I have 
English has a special word order for questions:
I can have a cheeseburger.
Can I have a cheeseburger?

CHEEZBURGER? = a cheeseburger?
Don't forget the definite article: a cheeseburger.




Monday, November 3, 2014

Grammar Cat #29: Fat Cat

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YES = Yes,
You need a comma to separate the interjection from the rest of the sentence.

I ATED = I ate

ALL TEH CHEEZBURGERZ = all the cheeseburgers.



Saturday, September 27, 2014

Grammar Cat #119: Gangnam Cat

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YO = Yo,
The interjection needs a comma to separate it from the main sentence. Alternatively, you can make it a sentence of its own by using an exclamation mark:
Yo!

HE STEALED = he stole
This is an irregular verb in English: he steals, he stole, he has stolen.

GANGNAM STYLE FRUM ME! = Gangnam Style from me!




Tuesday, September 23, 2014

Grammar Cat #125: PiƱata Cat

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HAY HOO TURND OUT = Hey, who turned out
Don't forget the comma after the interjection!

TEH LITEZ? = the lights?




Saturday, September 20, 2014

Grammar Cat #159: Twister Cat

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SHAEK IT UP BAYBEE! = Shake it up, baby!
Don't forget the comma before the vocative.

TWIST AN SHOUT! = Twist and shout!








Friday, September 19, 2014

Grammar Cat #162: Catnip Cat

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DOOD = Dude,
Don't forget the comma! The word "dude" is added into the sentence as a vocative, so it needs to be set off with a comma.

DAT KATNIP = that catnip

IZ AWSUM = is awesome.
Don't forget the final period.














Saturday, January 11, 2014

Grammar Cat #158: Gourmet Cat

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HAY WER IZ = Hey, where is
Don't forget the comma after the interjection.

MAH WITE WINE? = my white wine?








Wednesday, December 18, 2013

Grammar Cat #128: Dirty Harry Cat

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DO U FEELZ = Do you feel

LUCKY PUNK? = lucky, punk?
You need a comma before the vocative "punk" that is added to the sentence.
Do you feel lucky?
Do you feel lucky, punk?

The line is actually a misquotation from the first Dirty Harry movie. What Dirty Harry actually says is: "You've got to ask yourself one question. Do I feel lucky? Well, do ya, punk?"





Thursday, December 5, 2013

Grammar Cat #120: Reader Cat

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YEZ THEES R ALL = Yes, these are all
Don't forget the comma after the interjection.

REQUIRD READIN. = all required reading.





Thursday, November 28, 2013

Grammar Cat #113: Upside Down Cat

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HEY = Hey,
You need a comma after the interjection.

HOO TURND = who turned

TEH ROOM = the room

UP SIDE DOWN? = upside down?
Instead of two words, "upside" is written as one word.




Monday, November 18, 2013

Grammar Cat #104: Seven Kittens

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7 IZ VRY LUCKY NUMBR HOOMAN! = 
Seven is a very lucky number, human!

Don't forget the article ("a very lucky number"), and you need a comma before the vocative at the end.




Wednesday, October 23, 2013

Grammar Cat #78: Upside-Down Cat

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Y R U = Why are you

UPSYDE DOWN = upside down,
You need a comma before the vocative that follows: human.

HOOMAN? = human?




Friday, July 26, 2013

Grammar Cat #57: Warp Factor Cat

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CAPTAIN = Captain,
Don't forget the comma after the vocative.

WE R = we are

APROACHIN = approaching

WARP 9!! = warp nine!
Or, if you do want to be emphatic, use three exclamation marks (two can look like a typo): approaching warp nine!!!




Tuesday, July 16, 2013

Grammar Cat #48: Pester Cat

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NO KAT = No, cat,
You need commas both before and after the vocative.

I CANT COME PLAY = I can't come play
You have a contraction here: can't = cannot.

RITE NOW = right now.
You need a period here. Otherwise, you've got a run-on sentence.

IM BIZZY. = I'm busy.
Another contraction: I'm = I am.




Saturday, June 29, 2013

Grammar Cat #33: Anti-Sneeze Kitten

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NO FIDO! = No, Fido!
You need a comma to separate the vocative "Fido!" from the rest of the sentence.

IZ FORBID U = I forbid you

2 SNEEZ! = to sneeze!




Wednesday, June 12, 2013

Grammar Cat #16: Curious Kitten

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HAY MOM = Hey, Mom,
You need the commas to set off the vocative which has been inserted into the sentence: Mom

R U SHURE = are your sure

HEZ = he's
You need the apostrophe for the contraction: he's = he is

MAH BROTHR? = my brother?