Questions tagged [commas]
The comma is a punctuation character that is placed on the baseline and looks similar to a single quotation mark.
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Reference request- Punctuation [migrated]
Non-native speaker here. Can you recommend a source (preferably a book[let]) that explains in detail and with examples English punctuation rules, especially those pertaining to comma use?
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When to use a colon vs. comma before dialogue?
So, I've been reading quite a few books lately, and though I cannot cite a specific example, I feel I've seen quite a few examples where the author has introduced dialogue via a colon. For instance, I ...
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Appositives with or without commas
When to use one or two commas with appositives? discusses appositives and other descriptive phrases that are followed by a person's name.
I was taught that an appositive was a clarification of the ...
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How should I decide on nonessential clause?
Here are two sentences:
Everyone who enters the contest gets a prize.
(no commas)
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My sister, who is a good student, hates her hair.
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The second sentence has commas because "who is a ...
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Is the comma incorrect after "Please visit [website]**,** and look for a formal invitation to follow" [duplicate]
We would love for you to join us as we celebrate our wedding on April 6, 2026, in [City, State]. Please visit [website], and look for a formal invitation to follow.
My reasoning is that we can use a ...
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SAT question with unclear justification for the answer choice [closed]
Answer = A
Answer = D
Both of these are questions from the Prep Pros SAT grammar book. Within this chapter the book previous states that an independent + dependent clause = independent. Hence, that ...
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"Is" followed by a comma
Is there a pause after is that requires a comma in the following sentence?
First of all, it’s important to know what the flu vaccine is(,) to be able to decide if we really need it.
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How is this comma usage categorized from Andrey Platonov? [duplicate]
Duvailo was still living, and not afraid.
This is from the translation of Chevengur by Robert and Elizabeth Chandler. I’ve seen the other answers on the question about Pynchon, but this feels a ...
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Is a Comma Needed Before a Present Participle That Immediately Follows Either a Verb or a Past Participle?
Do I need a comma between the past and
present participles in the following sentence?
He's hailed enlightening the masses.
I'm trying to say the reason why he is hailed is because he enlightens the ...
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Comma between adjectives
I wrote this sentence and was corrected by a native speaker who said that there are three ways to write it correctly. I can understand option B which unites "real" and "exciting" ...
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Comma usage in a series containing an element made of a pair connected by "and" [closed]
I would like to ask your help with the following test quetion:
Jenny Tung is an evolutionary anthropologist who studies the connections between genomics, health, and social experiences in different ...
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Where should and where shouldn't there be commas in this sentence?
In the following sentence, where are commas optional, where are commas obligatory, and where are commas wrong:
Bewildered[,] he looked[,] only to see his son.
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I have edited an example in a ...
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Can commas be omitted when the participal phrase is at the end of a sentence?
I was reading articles from the Guardian and discovered this sentence.
Joint Chiefs Chair General Dan Caine and Secretary Pete Hegseth are in the Situation Room right now monitoring potential Iranian ...
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Should I use a comma or dash in this sentence?
All member nations of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, or
NATO—including Iceland, which joined in 1949; Hungary, which joined in
1999; and Bulgaria, which joined in _____ are committed to NATO’...
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Is this use of a comma before "subject to" grammatically correct?
I'm currently drafting by-laws for a student organization, and have run into a disagreement over whether a construct I'm using is acceptable. The current wording is:
The President may direct or ...
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