Commas!
English
Commas
Rule #1
Use a comma to set off a n oun of direct
address (a person spoken to).
Justin Bieber, come here, please!
Have you gone, Michael?
I want to go, Ronnie, with your peeps!
Rule # 2
Use a comma to set off introductory
words.
No, I haven’t seen it.
Well, I’ve changed my mind.
Yes, the chimes are new.
Rule #3
Use a comma to set off interrupters in a
sentence.
The answer, I think, is fifty-four.
This calendar, in fact, is an old one.
However, not all is lost.
Rule # 4
Use a comma after the greeting of a
friendly letter.
Dear Brad Pitt,
Yes…I will go out to dinner with you.
Rule # 5
Use a comma after the closing of any
letter.
Sincerely yours, Maria
Love, Brad
Rule #6
Use a comma to set off words or phrases
in a series.
Furniture, linens, toys, and dishes were sold
there.
We ran a mile, swam a half mile, and biked
a mile.
Rule # 7
Use a comma to clarify a sentence.
In the night time was extremely important.
Compare to:
In the night, time was extremely important.
Rule #8
Use a comma between two or more
descriptive adjectives.
Bright, sparkling stars twinkled in the dark
night.
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