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Mrs. Dewberry . Comma Rules: 2. USE A COMMA:. to separate a series of two or more adjectives not connected by a conjunction if the order of the adjectives can be reversed and still retain the same meaning. Your friend is a clever, sensitive person.
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Mrs. Dewberry Comma Rules: 2
USE A COMMA: • to separate a series of two or more adjectives not connected by a conjunction if the order of the adjectives can be reversed and still retain the same meaning. • Your friend is a clever, sensitive person. • to separate interrupters or parenthetical and transitional words from the rest of the sentence. • Most of them, however, do try to act friendly and courteous.
USE A COMMA: • to separate contradictory phrases from the rest of the sentence. • It was Betty, not Joan, who was elected queen of the prom. • to separate names used in direct address or other isolates such as yes, no, and thank you from the rest of the sentence. • Tell me, John, did you vote for Joan? • No, I am not voting for myself.
USE A COMMA: • to separate tag questions from the rest of the sentence. • You did that on purpose, didn't you? • to separate words and abbreviations that introduce an example or an illustration, including namely, that is, towit, i.e., e.g., for example, and for instance. • Many of my friends, for example, Fred, Dean, and Pete, like to golf.
