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Ex. We ate dinner, cleaned the dishes, played a game, and went to bed. | Ex. We ate dinner, cleaned the dishes, played a game, and went to bed. | ||
A comma must be used to | A comma must be used to before clauses that begin with who, which, that, whose or whom. | ||
Ex. | Ex. Rebecca, who lives on Sunnybrook Farm, is in the sixth grade. | ||
A comma must be used to offset a nonessential clause. | |||
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A comma must be used before an adverb when it is used to join clauses. | A comma must be used before an adverb when it is used to join clauses. | ||
Ex. She drove her car on the Interstate 75, where many accidents have occurred. | Ex. She drove her car on the Interstate 75, where many accidents have occurred. | ||
A comma must be used after an introductory clause. | A comma must be used after an introductory clause. | ||
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Ex. A small, but well-kept house, was enough for him. | Ex. A small, but well-kept house, was enough for him. | ||
A comma must be used to separate phrases within a sentence. | |||
Ex. The children had a blue truck, two red balls, and some green blocks. | |||
If a comma is already in use in a sentence, a semicolon must be used to separate phrases within the sentence. | |||
Ex. She owns a house in Atlanta, Georgia; and apartment in Houston, Texas, and a condominium in New York City, New York. | |||
A comma must be used before and adverb that separates phrases. | |||
Ex. He found that it was lonely at the top, as the old saying goes. | |||
== Punctuating Phrases == | == Punctuating Phrases == | ||