Handout: 'Commas for the Timid and the Brave'

The following sentence is merely one sentence--a subject and two verbs. In sentences like this, no comma is needed: Neil tried to leave early but couldn't get his car started. COMMA RULE 2: Put a comma between items in a series--a list of three or more items. 4. Leslie stopped by to turn in her prewriting, rough draft, essay, and tape. 5. ................
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