Comma story - Terisa Folaron

Aug 24, 2023

Comma story - Terisa Folaron

ชมบทเรียเต็มได้ที่: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/comma-story…

การเชื่อมประโยคซับซ้อนไม่ใช่เรื่องง่าย (ลองถามสันธานหรือคำสร้างอนุประโยคดูก็ได้) แต่จุลภาคสาวแสนฉลาดของเราสามารถช่วยแบ่งเบาได้ แต่เราจะรู้ได้อย่างไรว่าต้องให้จุลภาคช่วยจริง ๆ เทริซา โฟลารอนจึงมานำเสนอกลเม็ดในการใช้เครื่องหมายจุลภาค หรือ Comma นั่นเอง

บทเรียนโดย Terisa Folaron, แอนิเมชันโดย Brett Underhill

Content

18.469 -> Commas are tricky things,

20.87 -> especially when subordinates

21.177 -> and conjunctions are involved.

23.039 -> If you can remember a few basic rules,

25.516 -> a simple law of physics,

26.755 -> and some common scenarios,

28.235 -> you will be able to use commas correctly.

31.576 -> I like to think of the different parts

33.41 -> of our sentence as characters.

35.299 -> Let's meet a few of them:

37.132 -> the tiny conjunctions,

39.054 -> the mighty subordinates,

40.921 -> and the clever comma.

43.056 -> Conjunctions are small and nimble.

45.721 -> They are words that connect clauses,

48.235 -> words,

48.885 -> and phrases.

50.282 -> You can easily remember the conjunctions

52.333 -> by remembering the acronym FANBOYS.

55.839 -> The conjunctions are

57.106 -> for,

58.132 -> and,

59.252 -> nor,

60.277 -> but,

61.49 -> or,

62.835 -> yet,

63.964 -> so.

65.531 -> Because they're so small,

67.169 -> more often than not,

68.213 -> they require the help of a comma

70.256 -> but not always.

72.182 -> Subordinates, on the other hand,

73.73 -> are the WWE heavyweight champions of sentences.

77.846 -> They are words that connect two unequal things,

80.554 -> dependent and independent clauses.

83.137 -> Subordinates make it very clear

85.296 -> what is being prioritized in a sentence.

87.994 -> Commonly used subordinates are

90.263 -> although,

91.34 -> because,

92.346 -> before,

93.39 -> however,

94.625 -> unless,

95.884 -> and even though.

97.836 -> Because subordinates are all about power,

100.085 -> they can do a lot of heavy lifting by themselves.

102.602 -> But, of course, sometimes even the strongest among us

105.75 -> needs some help from our clever friends.

108.251 -> Because our clever comma is so nice,

110.39 -> she often roams her neighborhood

112.145 -> looking for some community service to do.

114.994 -> Today, as soon as she leaves her house,

117.222 -> she sees a subordinate lifting the weight

120.461 -> of two complete sentences,

122.272 -> one on each arm.

124.826 -> Bartheleme loves engaging in political debate

128.112 -> even though

129.101 -> he usually loses.

131.915 -> The comma asks the subordinate if he needs help.

135.649 -> Well, we know that subordinates

137.713 -> are the WWE heavyweight champions of sentences.

141.826 -> They can easily hold the weight

143.327 -> of these two complete sentences

144.828 -> because they are distributed evenly on both arms.

147.707 -> So, when the comma asks if it can help,

150.707 -> the subordinate is appalled

152.046 -> at the idea of needing assistance.

153.786 -> No thanks, maybe next time!

157.853 -> So, the comma continues on.

160.044 -> Soon, she seems a couple of subordinates

162.016 -> attempting to lift the weight

163.421 -> of sentences directly in front of themselves.

166.751 -> Even though Bartheleme loves to sing,

169.44 -> he never sings in front of others.

171.715 -> The comma asks the subordinates if they need help.

175.002 -> They might not want to admit it,

176.994 -> but this time the subordinates do need help.

180.554 -> Complete sentences weigh quite a bit.

183.685 -> Simple physics tells us

185.378 -> that it's easier to balance heavy objects

187.355 -> if the weight is evenly distributed.

189.758 -> So, while the subordinates are quite capable

191.621 -> of balancing two complete sentences

193.43 -> when carrying the weight on both sides,

195.455 -> they're having trouble picking just one up.

199.094 -> The comma rushes over

200.658 -> to help the struggling subordinates,

202.647 -> but how will she help?

204.375 -> When subordinates begin sentences,

206.24 -> the comma will place herself

207.734 -> directly after the first thought or complete sentence.

212.149 -> After helping the subordinates,

213.971 -> our comma heroine continues on

216.374 -> and spots a conjunction

217.658 -> holding the weight of two complete sentences.

220.316 -> Bartheleme was accepted into the University of Chicago,

223.966 -> and

224.544 -> he is on the waitlist for Stanford University.

227.656 -> The comma asks the conjunction if he needs help.

230.38 -> Of course he does! Hurry!

232.464 -> The comma rushes and places itself before the conjunction.

236.031 -> Fanboys aren't as militant as subordinates.

238.921 -> For this reason,

240.045 -> the commas don't have to fall in line behind the fanboys.

243.153 -> Fanboys are courteous creatures.

245.016 -> They allow the comma to go ahead of them.

248.329 -> Helping others is hard work!

251.192 -> On her way home,

252.162 -> our comma sees a conjunction holding up the weight

254.567 -> of a complete sentence

255.733 -> and a fragment sentence.

257.457 -> Bartheleme is going to major in molecular biology

260.993 -> or

261.91 -> interpretive dance.

263.873 -> The now-exhausted comma asks the conjunction

266.962 -> if he needs help lifting the items.

269.475 -> This is one of the rare occassions

271.119 -> where a conjunction doesn't need the help of a comma.

274.248 -> The conjunction assures the comma

275.844 -> that help isn't needed,

277.228 -> which is good for the comma

278.559 -> because by now,

279.355 -> all it wants to do is go home and rest up

281.525 -> for another day of vigilant sentence constructing.

Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHnl1O3NGJk