INTERRUPTERS
What’s an interrupter you may ask? Well, an interrupter is a word, phrase, or clause that significantly breaks the flow of a sentence. You usually use it to add more information.
Interrupters are separated with commas or dashes.
EX: Hennery the lonely owl flew in the night.
Hennery, the lonely owl, flew in the night.
EX: Chocolate-broccoli muffins though a good source of vitamin C are really gross.
Chocolate-broccoli muffins—though a good source of vitamin C—are really gross.
As I said before interrupters are used to add information.
EX: Max was hungry. Why was he hungry?
Max, who was running late and had to skipped breakfast, was hungry. We have now explained why Max was hungry in one sentence.
Do it yourself!
Correct these sentences:
Johnny the giant, man-eating t rex was very friendly.
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Loretta was bored. (This sentence is just boring! Add an interrupter to make it great!)
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Make your own sentence containing an interrupter.
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