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*do not use a comma to seperate a verb from its subject or object | *do not use a comma to seperate a verb from its subject or object | ||
*do not use a comma before the first or after the last item in a series | *do not use a comma before the first or after the last item in a series | ||
*do not use a comma between cumulative adjectives, between an adjective and a noun, or between an adverb and an adjective | *do not use a comma between cumulative adjectives, between an adjective and a noun, or between an adverb and an adjective | ||
*do not use a comma to set off a concluding adverb clause that is essential to the meaning of the sentence (Hacker246-248) | *do not use a comma to set off a concluding adverb clause that is essential to the meaning of the sentence (Hacker246-248) | ||
==The Usage== | ==The Usage== | ||
*Use a semicolon between items in a series containing internal | ===semicolons=== | ||
punctuation | *Use a semicolon between items in a series containing internal punctuation | ||
*between closely related independent clauses not joined with a | *between closely related independent clauses not joined with a coordinating | ||
conjunction | |||
*between independent clauses liked with a transitional expression (Hacker251,252) | *between independent clauses liked with a transitional expression (Hacker251,252) | ||
===commas=== | |||
*Use a comma between coordinate adjectives not joined by ''and'' | *Use a comma between coordinate adjectives not joined by ''and'' | ||
*before a coordinating conjunction joining independent clauses | *before a coordinating conjunction joining independent clauses | ||
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*Hacker,Diana. ''A Writer's Reference.'' 5th Ed. Boston: Bedford/St. Martin's, 2003 | *Hacker,Diana. ''A Writer's Reference.'' 5th Ed. Boston: Bedford/St. Martin's, 2003 | ||
*OWL at Purdue University. | *OWL at Purdue University. [(htt://owl.english.purdue.edu)]7/12/2006 | ||