English grammar explained in plain language simple enough to be understood.
A comma ( , ) is used to show a pause or a separation. There are two places in a friendly letter when you will use a comma: in the greeting and in the closing. The greeting in a letter… Read more142. Using Commas When Writing a Letter
A comma ( , ) is a piece of punctuation used within a sentence to force a pause or to show a separation. Use a comma in a list to show separation between items in the list. Each of these… Read more143. Using Commas In a List.
A comma ( , ) is a piece of punctuation used to show separation. Anytime you speak directly to someone and address them by name, you must set their name off with a comma. If you say their name first,… Read more144. Using Commas When Addressing a Person By Name
This week we talked about four rules for using commas.Use a comma to separate numbers in a date and within large numbers.Use commas in the greeting and closing of a friendly letter.Use commas in a list of items. Use commas… Read more145. Practice With Four Comma Rules
A phrase is a group of words with no action. An appositive phrase is a group of words that gives extra information inside a sentence. Use a comma with an appositive phrase to set the phrase off from the rest… Read more149. Comma With an Appositive Phrase
We learned that a comma goes between items in a list. Mom bought eggs, milk, and bread. We also sometimes put a comma in a list of two adjectives.Calculus is a challenging, difficult math course. Challenging and difficult are both… Read more151. Using a Comma With Two Adjectives
When writing, we put a comma between the name of a city and the name of a state.I visited my aunt in Des Moines, Iowa. My dad was born in Atlanta, Georgia. If the city and state are in the… Read more152. Use Commas to Separate Geographical Names
In a sentence where someone is speaking, we use a comma to separate the quote from the speech tag. Quotation marks ( ” ” )go before and after words that are spoken or quoted. A speech tag is the phrase… Read more153. Using Commas With Quotations and Speech Tags
Yesterday we talked about using a comma at the end of a quotation, inside the quotation marks, just before the speech tag. Look at the comma in this example:“We are late for school,” said Mom. In the sentence above, We… Read more154. End Punctuation With Quotation Marks
Section A: For each sentence below, insert a comma where necessary. Some sentences may not need a comma.1. The teacher said “Take out a pencil and get ready for the test.”2. We traveled to Atlanta Georgia during spring break.3. She… Read more155. More Practice With Commas