Comma Rules
This set give the rules in which commas are used properly and example sentences.
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- You can use a comma to set off words that interrupt the flow of thought in a sentence.
- Charlene, you may begin.
- You can use a comma after an introductory participle/participial phrase.
- Remembering the open window, Josh ran upstairs.
- You can use a comma to show a pause after an introductory word.
- No, I won't be attending the meeting.
- You can use a comma after two or more introductory prepositional phrases.
- In the middle of winter, a flower is an encouraging sight.
- You can use a comma after an introductory adverb clause.
- Although we were cold, we still had a good time.
- You can use a comma before and after the year when it's used with both the month and the day.
- Beethoven was born on December 4, 1770.
- You can use a comma before and after the name of a state or country when it's used with the name of a city.
- The Jacksons moved here from Tupelo, Mississippi, last fall.
- You can use a comma to set off appositives that are not essential to the meaning of the sentence.
- Uncle Doug, Dad's youngest brother, works for an insurance company.
- You can use a comma or a pair of commas to set off an abbreviated title or degree following a person's name.
- The letter was signed Hilda Greenberg, Ph.D., and dated last week.
- You can use a comma to set off an adverb clause that comes at the beginning of a complex sentence.
- Unless a miracle happens, the Raiders will lose the game.
- You can use a comma to prevent misreading.
- Compared to Maine, Maryland is a southern state.
- You can use a comma to separate three or more items in a series
- The cat jumped off the counter, landed on a throw rug, and skidded across the floor.
- You can use a comma or pair of commas to set off a direct quotation.
- "My cousin," Maria said,"will be thirteen next week."
- You can use a comma before a coordinating conjunction (and, or, but) when it joins main clauses in a compound sentence.
- My grandparents came to visit, and they brought me a present.
- You can use a comma after the salutation of a friendly letter and after the closing of both a friendly and business letter.
- Dear Melanie,; Your friend,; Sincerely yours,