Always use a comma when directly addressing another person. When you talk to them by name, you must insert a comma after their name. Mary, please set the table.Mom, I won’t be home for dinner tonight. Always place a comma… Read more1103. Using the Comma – in a direct address

An appositive is a word or a phrase that gives extra information in a sentence. Because the extra information can be removed from the sentence without changing the meaning or the structure of the sentence, we place a comma on… Read more1104. Using the Comma – in an appositive

Anytime you write a city and state or a city and country together in a sentence, you must separate them with a comma. This summer, we visited Boston, Massachusetts. I attend college in Evanston, Illinois. My brother studied abroad in… Read more1106. Using the Comma – between City and State, City and Country.

An interjection is a word that comes at the start of a sentence and shows emotion but adds no information to the sentence. Common interjections are the words oh, yikes, wow, whoa, hey, well, oopsAlways place a comma after the… Read more1108. Using the Comma – after an interjection

When you use two adjectives in a row to describe a noun, be sure to place a comma between the two adjectives.It’s a gray, rainy day. I bought shiny, new car.The rough, boisterous crowd filled the street. Use a comma… Read more1109. Using the Comma – between adjectives

We sometimes begin a sentence with an introductory phrase. Here are some examples:At the momentUnder the kitchen tableAfter dinnerIn the morningWhen you begin a sentence with a phrase like this, you must follow the phrase with a comma. The comma… Read more1111. Using the Comma – with an Introductory Phrase

A compound sentence is made up of two simple sentences – two complete thoughts. Those two thoughts are joined by a comma and a conjunction. There are seven conjunctions in the English language: for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so…. Read more1112. Using the Comma – in a Compound Sentence

Use a comma before the word and and the word but when joining two simple sentences to make a compound sentence. I’m hungry, but we have nothing to eat.It’s raining, but the sun may shine later.Janice is my friend, and… Read more1113. Compound Sentence or not?

A compound sentence is made up of two simple sentences joined together by a comma and a conjunction. There are seven conjunctions in the English language: for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so. The first letter of each of those… Read more1114. Compound Sentences – Using the FANBOYS

A complex sentence combines an independent clause and a subordinate clause. An independent clause is a simple sentence that stands all by itself. A subordinate clause cannot stand alone; it must always be joined to an independent clause. Independent clause:… Read more1116. Using the Comma – in a Complex Sentence