A comma is used when 'and' introduces a new clause. It precedes the 'and'. It would be used in a sentence such as "I went to the cinema with John, and Mary stayed at home." A comma is not used when 'and' joins two words, as in "I went to the cinema with John and Mary."
A comma typically goes before parentheses if the sentence structure requires it. For example, in the sentence "She decided to go to the park (which was quite crowded), despite the weather," the comma is placed before the parentheses. However, if the parentheses are at the end of a sentence and the sentence does not require a comma, then no comma is needed.
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A comma typically goes before "so" when it is used at the beginning of a sentence to indicate a reason or result. However, when "so" is used as a conjunction in the middle of a sentence, it does not usually need a comma before it.
A comma usually comes before and after "however".I would love to go to the beach with you, however, I have to work.
Not necessarily. Commas are a feature of sentence structure. There is no word or phrase in English that requires a comma.
The comma goes before the word "but." For example: I was going to spell the word "comma" right, but then I fell into a coma.
No, a comma does not always come before "for instance." It depends on the structure of the sentence. A comma is typically used before "for instance" when it introduces a non-essential or parenthetical element in the sentence.
Not necessarily. Commas are a feature of sentence structure.
When which is used to introduce a nonrestrictive adjectivial clause it must it must follow a comma. But there are numerous examples where which does not need to follow a comma. Including: Which melon do you want? I can't tell which melon to buy.
The comma typically goes before the parentheses if it is part of the main sentence. If the parentheses contain a complete sentence, the period or other punctuation mark will typically go inside the parentheses.
Not necessarily. There is no word in English that requires a comma before or after it.