In a series you should put commas after each element, except for the last. For example you should write: John, Margaret, Mary, and Paul came to the party.
The comma after Mary is called the Oxford, Serial, or Harvard comma. Most style guides on both sides of the Atlantic recommend always using this comma.
My dad is from Austin, Texas, and my mom is from Minneapolis, Minnesota.
For example:May 31st, 2012
Generally you use commas to define triplets of numbers (from the right). so 300698 = 300,698
Yes, just put in your commas (1,234,567,890).
Yes, just put in your commas (1,234,567,890).
My dad is from Austin, Texas, and my mom is from Minneapolis, Minnesota.
no
Typically, programs will convert your commas between email addresses to semicolons.
The software doesn't really like commas in the question. It isn't that we don't like commas. We love them. It is just hard on the site.
An example of commas in a series is: "I need to buy apples, oranges, bananas, and grapes at the grocery store." The commas are used to separate each item in the list.
Yes, but not always.
For example:May 31st, 2012
Typically, if a list of items has semicolons separating each item, commas are not required.
A list of words separated by commas is called a "comma-separated list" or a "comma-delimited list."
Generally you use commas to define triplets of numbers (from the right). so 300698 = 300,698
Yes, just put in your commas (1,234,567,890).
grammatical commas are something that is used with phrases