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Four Basic Comma Rules

Learn the four basic comma rules - inserting commas between independent clauses, after introductory dependent clauses and phrases, to set off non-essential information, and after each item in a series. Improve your writing skills with proper comma usage examples.

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Four Basic Comma Rules

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  1. Four Basic Comma Rules

  2. Compound Sentences • 1. Insert a comma between two independent clauses (sentences) that are joined with a coordinating conjunction (FANBOYS) Sentence __________, conjunction _sentence__________. for and nor but or yet so The hummingbird fluttered close to the feeder, but it never took a drink of the sweet nectar.

  3. Commas After Introductory Dependent Clauses and Phrases • 2. Use a comma after a long introduction at the start of a sentence. Introductory information, ___sentence(independent clause). Participial Phrase Driving along a sandy lane in a rural area of upstate New York, we spotted a stray puppy. Prepositional Phrase On our way to upstate New York, we spotted a stray puppy. Dependent Clause When we spotted a stray puppy on our way to upstate New York, we stopped to pet it and give it a drink of water.

  4. Commas to Set Off Non-essential Information • 3. Use commas to set off “grammatically unnecessary information from the rest of the sentence. Sen, grammatically unnecessary information, tence. Mrs. Blades, my English teacher, is fat. My uncle Jim, the youngest of my uncles, graduated first in his class.

  5. Commas After Each Item in a Series • 4. Use a commas after each item in a series. • Main sentence item one, item two, item three. • Yesterday we saw kids playing, old men sitting, dogs napping, and women talking.

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