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- 1ANA LAURA PAREDES ORTIZ Dolores Vega Espinoza Accountancy 9 A PunctuationWhat Is a Comma?
While a period ends a sentence, a comma indicates a smaller break. Some writers think of a comma as a soft pause—a punctuation mark that separates words, clauses, or ideas within a sentence. - 2COMMA RULES1 Use commas to separate items in a list of three or more.
Remember that an "item" may refer to a noun, verb, or adjective phrase.
Note: Usage of a comma to separate the second-to-last from the last item is optional.
Example: My estate goes to my husband, son, daughter-in-law, and nephew.
- 32 Use a comma to separate independent clausesUse a comma to separate independent clauses and, or, for, nor, so, but, yet.
Note: the comma should come before the conjunction.
Example: Iwant to buy the new jacket, but it is too expensive. - 4Use a comma to separate a dependent clause (incomplete thought) from an independent clause (complete thought).Here are some examples of sentences with dependent and independent clauses:
1 When I get older, I will be able to drive.
2 If you are good, I will buy you a toy.
Example: Whithout water, the plant will dile. - 5Use a comma(s) to separate any word or phrase from the rest of the sentence taht is not essential to the sentence´s meaning. This phrase usually provides extra information about the subject.Here are some examples of sentences whith words / phrases that are not asential to the sentence´s meaning:
1 My brother, a 26 year old male, is watching TV.
2 Amy Rivers, my best friend, is going to the mall today.
3 I am ready for my dad, a hard working man, to come home.
Example: My brother, on the other hand, does not like dance. - 6Use commas to set off direct quotationsA dialogue is a conversation between two or more people. If the speaker (not the listener) in the conversation is identified, his name, (or the noun or pronoun used to refer to the speaker), and the verb that refers to his speaking are enclosed within commas.
Example: “I dislike concerts,” proclaimed Mary, “because the music is too loud.” - 7Use a comma to indicate direct addressWhen a speaker in a sentence names the person to whom he is speaking, this addressing of his audience is called direct address. Direct address is indicated by the use of a comma or commas, depending upon its placement within the sentence.
Example: I think, John, you’re wrong.
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