When do you use a comma instead of a semi-colon?

Answer 1

Any sentence that has a coordinating conjunction that joins together two independent clauses needs a comma with the coordinating conjunction. Independent clauses can stand alone as a complete sentence.

Answer 2

Use a comma to separate the elements in a series (three or more things), including the last two. "He hit the ball, dropped the bat, and ran to first base." You may have learned that the comma before the "and" is unnecessary, which is fine if you're in control of things. However, there are situations in which, if you don't use this comma (especially when the list is complex or lengthy), these last two items in the list will try to glom together (like macaroni and cheese). Using a comma between all the items in a series, including the last two, avoids this problem. This last comma-the one between the word "and" and the preceding word-is often called the serial comma or the Oxford comma. In newspaper writing, incidentally, you will seldom find a serial comma, but that is not necessarily a sign that it should be omitted in academic prose.

Answer 3

Semicolons are only used in cases where there is a complete thought on either side, e.g. "I went to the store; there was no milk there." Both sides could have been complete sentences by themselves. Commas are used either to denote a parenthetical phrase, like "The store manager, Willy Winifred, apologized to me." or to separate two complete clauses with the help of a conjunction (and, but, or, nor) "I went to the store, BUT there was no milk there." Commas can also be used by themselves to separate incomplete thoughts from the rest of the sentence, like "After talking to Willy, I left the store." In this case, "I left the store" is a complete thought, but "After talking to Willy" couldn't be a complete sentence on its own.

Answer 4

Use commas sparingly to separate ideas and to avoid confusion. Never put a comma directly between the subject and the verb.

Answer 5

In November 2006, a Jefferson County, Texas, jury reached an unexpected verdict in the case of Conex.

Answer 6

When making a list,when describing the subject or object in a sentence(the sentence can stand alone w/out it)-there are 2 for ya

Answer 7

you should add commas to the address when your spell brooklyn and more

Answer 8

Example moved to discussion page.