Commas are used in several ways to set off elements in a sentence, including:
1) to separate nouns, as items in a list
I took salad, bread, and tomatoes to the potluck dinner.
2) to separate two or more adjectives
The small, round watermelons are perfect for a refrigerator.
3) to join two independent clauses with the use of a conjunction
I took salad and bread to the party, and I also brought an apple pie.
4) to set off a nonrestrictive clause, phrase, or appositive (before and after)
The bread, which had been edible yesterday, was now hard and stale.
5) to set off a phrase or clause that precedes the main clause
Before going to bed, he made sure that the cat was outside.
6) to separate contrasting elements
He discovered that he was Irish, not Scottish.
7) to set off quotations
He said, "I'll be back tomorrow."
8) between elements of addresses and dates
On May 21, 1927, Charles Lindbergh landed in Paris, France.
not like this:
i went, walking and i saw things such as a bird a dinosaur and a parachute!
like this:
i went walking and i saw things such as, a bird, a dinosaur, and a parachute!
also like this:
the cold, dusty locker was tinted in a goldish brown.
1)Use a comma to separate the elements in a series (three or more things), including the last two. "He hit the ball, dropped his stumps,and ran away
2)Use a comma+a little conjunction (and, but, for, nor, yet, or, so) to connect two independent clauses, as in "He hit the ball well, but he ran toward third base."
3)Use a comma to set off introductory elements
4)Use a comma to set off parenthetical elements, as in "The Founders Bridge, which spans the Connecticut River, is falling down." By "parenthetical element," we mean a part of a sentence that can be removed without changing the essential meaning of that sentence. The parenthetical element is sometimes called "added information."
Instances where commas should not be used include joining two complete sentences; complete sentences should be joined with semicolons.
An example of incorrect use would be:
"Instances where commas should not be used include joining two complete sentences, complete sentences should be joined with semicolons."
For making a short hesitaition during a sentence.
Ex- I have science, math and reading homework
When you pause or list something.
Yes, Mexicans speak spanish and spanish uses commas.
When you want a pause in a sentence, you use a comma.
The festicval will be held on August 19, 2007, in Duluth, Minnesota
Most people use commas incorrectly. They either don't use them(,) even when the sentence needs a comma. Or, a writer, uses, too, many commas, and makes, the sentence, confusing, such as in this sentence. NOTE: Extra commas in the above sentence are used to show the problem with using too many commas. Please do NOT 'correct' that sentence.
Inverted commas are speech marks - " "
Yes, Mexicans speak spanish and spanish uses commas.
sepreted and created
Assuming one uses commas to separate three digits, then four.
not set apart with commas
When you want a pause in a sentence, you use a comma.
A grammatical term which describes a list which uses commas to separate its parts.
The festicval will be held on August 19, 2007, in Duluth, Minnesota
Most people use commas incorrectly. They either don't use them(,) even when the sentence needs a comma. Or, a writer, uses, too, many commas, and makes, the sentence, confusing, such as in this sentence. NOTE: Extra commas in the above sentence are used to show the problem with using too many commas. Please do NOT 'correct' that sentence.
A list.Two independent clausesAn introductionSomething that can be removed from the sentence without changing the meaning drastically.
7 commas
In formal prose, commas and other punctuation marks are used to help the reader follow the structure of a sentence. In writing dialogue, they may be used to indicate pauses in speech. The two uses do not necessarily lead to the same results.
A person with two commas is a millionaire. 1,000,000. Count them. Two commas.