Showing posts with label Commas. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Commas. Show all posts
Tuesday, May 7, 2013
Sunday, January 13, 2013
Help with Comma Usage
I thought it might be useful to provide you with a
list of when to use a comma.
Comma Usage:
•
Compound
Sentences:
o Bob
went to the store, but we stayed behind.
o Lisa
and Jen enjoy baseball, and they attend games regularly.
•
Complex
Sentence:
o While
they appreciated the gesture, they had to return the gift.
o Because
the students studied all night, they passed the test.
•
Introductory
Phrases and Words:
o After
Charles II’s death, his brother James received the crown.
o In
1688, William and Mary replaced King James II.
o Consequently,
the English monarchy came to adopt the values of the Whigs.
•
Setting
off NON-ESSENTIAL information in the middle of a sentence:
o George
W. Bush, the current president, was once the governor of Texas.
o Dr.
Jones, who received his degree from the University of Alabama, currently works
for us.
o Lung
cancer, the leading cause of cancer deaths in the United States, kills more
than 153,000 Americans each year.
o The
shift in leadership, therefore, affected the pay scale.
•
Lists
of three or more:
o Plato’s
Republic comments on art, literature,
and politics.
•
Coordinate
Adjectives:
o A
rusty, dented car was left behind.
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