Proper Comma Usage

Proper Comma Usage

Graduate Writing Center Jessica Erkfitz

Proper Comma Usage

When to use commas: ? In a series ? With compound sentences ? For an introduction ? When inserting extra information ? With quotations Be sure not to use commas where they are not

needed.

Series

If there is a list comprised of three or more clauses, phrases, or words, commas should be used to separate them.

EX:

Words

We should provide the ladder, shingles, tar, hammer, and nails for our neighbors to fix the leak on their roof.

Series Cont.

Phrases

Make sure to let the dog out of his cage, fill his bowl with fresh water, and refill his dish with dog food.

The person must be one who enjoys practical jokes, who thinks creatively, and who does not shy away from difficult tasks.

Compound Sentences

Compound sentences can be combined by coordinating conjunctions, other conjunctions, or simply a semicolon.

There are 7 coordinating conjunctions: and, but, yet, so, nor, for, or.

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