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This handout offers seven easy steps to becoming a comma superhero ... Commas help your reader figure out which words go together in a sentence and which parts of your sentences are most important. Using commas incorrectly may confuse the reader, signal ignorance of writing rules, or indicate carelessness.
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www.unc.edu/depts/wcweb/handouts/commas.html
www.unc.edu/depts/wcweb/handouts/commas.html
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Comma Use ... a. Common starter words for introductory clauses that should be followed by a comma include after, although, as, because, if, since, when, while. ... OWL Family of Sites > The OWL at Purdue > Commas: Extended Rules for Using Comma...
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owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/grammar/g_comma.html
owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/grammar/g_comma.html
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Use a comma before a coordinating conjunction (and, or, but, nor, yet, for, so) that separates two independent clauses. ... Use a comma after an introductory word, phrase, or clause that comes before a main clause.
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leo.stcloudstate.edu/punct/comma.html
leo.stcloudstate.edu/punct/comma.html
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The comma is one of the most important punctuation marks in English, but it is often used incorrectly. This page will introduce two of the most common uses of the comma: the listing use, and theconjoining use. ... When you write a sentence containing a list of items, you need to use a comma to separate the items. For example:
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web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/330/grammar/comma.htm
web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/330/grammar/comma.htm
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Rye Country Day Schoo...
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mail.rcds.rye.ny.us/~carol_lichtenfeld/the_ten_comma_ru...
mail.rcds.rye.ny.us/~carol_lichtenfeld/the_ten_comma_rules.htm
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Many people are not sure when to use a comma. Look at the above sentence. Should the comma before the and be there? That is an easy question if you know the rules. You will find a list of rules below which can answer most of your questions.
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www.myenglishteacher.net/usingcommas.html
www.myenglishteacher.net/usingcommas.html
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Besides discussing these three rules, this page also contains a discussion of sentence fragments, comma splices, and run-ons ... 1a. A comma sets off items in a list.
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www.engl.niu.edu/wac/commas.html
www.engl.niu.edu/wac/commas.html
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There are many more specific rules to follow as well. Here is a list of common rules: ... Here are some exercises using the above rules. It is more important that you understand the why of comma usage than the word-for-word rule itself.
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www.csbsju.edu/writingcenters/handouts/common_comma_rul...
www.csbsju.edu/writingcenters/handouts/common_comma_rules.htm
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Serial comma - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The serial comma (also known as the Oxford comma and the Harvard comma ) is the comma used immediately before a grammatical conjunction (usually and , or , and sometimes nor ) preceding th...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serial_comma
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