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Commas

Commas. Always use a comma when:. Your quotation ends, and you need to attribute it to the person who said the words. Example: “I love cheese,” Wendy said. “Cheese is so good; it’s my favorite thing ever,” Wendy said. “I could make up sentences about cheese all day,” Wendy said.

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Commas

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  1. Commas

  2. Always use a comma when: • Your quotation ends, and you need to attribute it to the person who said the words. Example: • “I love cheese,” Wendy said. • “Cheese is so good; it’s my favorite thing ever,” Wendy said. • “I could make up sentences about cheese all day,” Wendy said.

  3. Always use a comma: • Before and after the abbreviation for a state following a city. • Before and after a year following the month and date. • Example: Wendy was born in Scottsbluff, Neb., on Feb. 22, 1977, which means she’s 32. • Example: When you go to Chicago, Ill., it’s important to catch a baseball game. On July 4, 2007, the Cubs played the Braves.

  4. Always use a comma: • After words in a simple series. Example: • This weekend at the grocery store, Wendy bought gouda, jarlsberg and edam. • Before the word etc. at the end of a series. Example: • Yummy cheeses include brie, feta, cheddar, gouda, etc.

  5. Always use a comma: • Before a conjunction that separates two independent clauses. (I,cI) Examples: • Cheese is good, but Wendy knows it’s not the only thing in the world. • Wendy nevers dreams about cheese, and she would be weirded out if she did. • Sometimes it’s hard to come up with creative sentences about cheese, so this one is about something else.

  6. Always use a comma: • Between clauses when a dependent clause comes before an independent clause. (D, I) Examples: • When she writes about cheese, Wendy’s students think she’s a dork. • After writing so many cheesy sentences, Wendy is exhausted. • Because cheese was the subject of so many examples, Wendy hopes you’ll remember them.

  7. Always use a comma: • After an introductory participle phrase that is followed by an independent clause. Examples: • Eating her cheese, Wendy was satisfied. • Taking her time, Wendy chewed the cheese slowly and savored the flavor. • Feeling stupid, Wendy wrote another sentence about cheese.

  8. Always use a comma: • To bracket nonessential words, phrases and clauses. Example: • Wendy’s youngest brother, Owen, called today, and they did not talk about cheese. • Wendy’s favorite cheeses, which are always in her refrigerator, make her happy. • Stilton, a greenish cheese, which grosses out her partner, Charlie, is not Wendy’s favorite.

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