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Title: The SIX Basic Comma Rules


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The SIX Basic Comma Rules
  • Thanks to a great book
  • The LEAST You Should Know about English

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Comma Rule 1
  • The SerialComma, not Killer?
  • Place a comma between items in a series as in
    the example below.
  • I have my laptop, my pens, my pencils, and my MP3
    Player in my backpack.

3
Comma Rule 2
  • The Coordinating Conjunction Comma... Place a
    comma before a coordinating conjunction that
    joins two independent clauses. The coordinating
    conjunctions are and, but, for, nor, or, so, and
    yet.
  • For Example The best place to take a vacation
    is Chicago, but the best place to take a
    honeymoon is Hawaii.

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Comma Rule 3
  • The Introductory Word or Phrase comma
  • Always place a comma after an introductory word
    or phrase. See below.
  • John, what are you doing to my car? OR
  • As I walked down the street, I ran into a friend
    I hadnt seen in years.

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Comma Rule 4
  • The Interrupting Word/Phrase Comma
  • Always place a comma before and after any word
    or phrase that can be removed from the sentence
    and still make sense.
  • For Example John, the teacher, wrote his name
    on the board. OR
  • I ran down the street, though I didnt have to,
    and fell down and hurt my crown.

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Comma Rule 5
  • The Concluding Word/Phrase Comma
  • Always place a comma before any word or phrase
    that is just tagged on at the end of the
    sentence. See below.
  • Is that you in the corner, John? OR
  • I hadnt seen John in years, though that didnt
    make much difference in our friendship.

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Comma Rule 6
  • The Catch-all Commause it
  • to separate numbers more than four digits long
    (1,000,000),
  • to separate city from state, (Paris, Texas),
  • to separate month year (August 15, 1980),
  • before and after titles (James Smith, M.D., is no
    longer working here.),
  • or to prevent confusion (To err is human to
    forgive, divine.)

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Heres the book
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  • Tim McGinn
  • The NWACC
  • Writing Center
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