How to Use a Comma Rule 1: Use commas to separate items in a series. The car racedscreechedand crashed.,,

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How to Use a Comma

Rule 1: Use commas to separate items in a series. The car racedscreechedand crashed.,,

There were fingerprints at the top on the sides and on the bottom.,,

Rule 2: Use a comma to separate two or more adjectives that come before a noun. Jupiter is a large, strange planet.

Mario played a powerful brilliant game of volleyball.,

Rule 3: Use a comma before and, but, for, or, nor, so, and yet when they join independent clauses in a compound sentence. Jill offered to get tickets, and I accepted.

Tommy was excited to trick or treat but he didn’t get much candy.,

Rule 4: Use commas to set off an expression that interrupts a sentence. The couple dancing to the music did not hear the doorbell.,, Nonessential phrase

Vernon my cousin was born in Australia.,, Appositive

Molly please answer the door., Direct address

Bob on the contrary prefers soccer to basketball.,, Parenthetical

Rule 5: Use a comma after certain introductory elements. Yes you may borrow my bicycle. Use a comma after yes, no, or mild exclamations like why or well at the beginning of a sentence.,

Beginning a new school year Zelda felt somewhat nervous., Participial phrase

At the bottom of the hill you will see the baseball field., Two or more prepositional phrases

After I finish my homework I will go to the park., Adverb clause

Rule 6: Use commas in certain conventional situations. Bobby Smith 123 Smart St. St. Louis MO 63125, Santa Claus 1 Reindeer Lane Toytown North Pole 00000, In Addresses

Continued:Salutations and Closings Dear Santa Love Bobby,, I know I haven’t always been a good boy lately but I’ve been trying. Tony my little brother has been much worse. Anyway for Christmas I would like a train a bike and a new improved stereo if that wouldn’t be too much trouble. Well I’ve got to go. Thanks.,,,,,,,,,

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