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Using Commas

Using Commas. Vicki Martinez. Commas. When you speak, you pause briefly between words. In order to show a reader where to pause, you must use commas in your writing. Here are some rules for using commas. If three or more words are listed in a sentence, the list is called a series .

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Using Commas

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  1. Using Commas Vicki Martinez

  2. Commas • When you speak, you pause briefly between words. In order to show a reader where to pause, you must use commas in your writing.

  3. Here are some rules for using commas. • If three or more words are listed in a sentence, the list is called a series. • Use commas to separate items in a series. • Do not use a comma after the last word in a series.

  4. Use commas in a series • The children sang, danced, and played games. • Sadie, George, and Jackson are sleeping in the same doghouse.

  5. Direct Address • Use a comma to set off a person’s name when the person is being directly addressed. • Sadie, let’s go for a walk! • The comma comes after the name when the name is the first word in the sentence.

  6. Direct Address • Let’s go for a walk, George. • The comma comes in front of the name when the name is at the end of the sentence. • No.

  7. Direct Address • Walking in the halls, Jackson, is just like walking in the grass. • When the person’s name • is in the middle of the • sentence, put the commas in front and in back of the word.

  8. Yes, No, and Well • Use a comma after the words yes, no, and well. • No, you may not eat the fish, George. • When “no” comes • in the beginning • of the sentence, • put a comma after • it.

  9. Well • Well, Sadie and George have been pals for quite a while.

  10. Yes and No • Yes, Sadie and Jackson are the best looking dogs around.

  11. Where do the commas go? • Ms. Martinez Ms. Walters and Ms. Koch love their pets very much. • No Sadie is not a dog. • Yes she is a fur person. • Well I know because she sings dances and smiles.

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