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When do you use commas?

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Use commas - sparingly - to indicate natural pauses or "changes in direction," to separate items in a list, and to avoid confusion. Compare "my sister Kate is here" to "my sister, Kate, is here." In the first case, the absence of a comma indicates that I have more than one sister, and its presence in the second case indicates that Kate is my only sister.

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Use commas to separate items in a list, to separate independent clauses in a compound sentence, after introductory phrases or clauses, to set off non-essential information, and to separate items in addresses and dates.

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Do Mexicans use commas?

Yes, Mexicans use commas in writing to separate items in a list, to mark off introductory words or phrases, and to separate clauses in a sentence. The use of commas in Mexican Spanish follows the same principles as in other varieties of Spanish.


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You have an English book and you want to look up how to correctly use commas?

You can find tips on correct use of commas on grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/commas.htm


Where do you use commas in your writing?

You use commas when your writing a list of things like fruit names. You would not just leave it like this apple orange grapes and pear. You would rather use commas like this apple, orange, grapes and pear.


Proper use of commas when listing?

Commas should be used after the first term, stopping at the "and" of the last term, if you don't use oxford commas. For example: There was a dog, cat, bird, fish and monkey. If you do use oxford commas, the comma goes before the and, as well: There was a dog, cat, bird, fish, and monkey. You never use the comma before the last term.


How do you use a comma when writing in expanded form?

I do not use commas.


What punctuation do you use for speech?

inverted commas


Do you use a commas before the word 'as'?

No, not always.


Are commas used between adjectives?

Only when you are listing should you use commas between adjectives. Hope this helped :)


Do you use commas before the word and?

That is a general rule, but there are exceptions to virtually every rule. It would be better to avoid such commas.


Where do you use commas in the date?

After the day but not necessarily after the year


How can you use commas differently?

Just turn them round