Comma Rules

Question 1

Address

Answer 1

use commas to separate the 4 parts of an address

Question 2

Direct Address

Answer 2

use 1-2 commas to offset a noun

Question 3

Appositive

Answer 3

use 1-2 commas to offset UNNECESSARY information

Question 4

Series

Answer 4

use commas to separate 3 or more items in a series

Question 5

Pause

Answer 5

1. -ing or -ed as first word
2. After, Because, Although, While, If, When, As, No matter, Acording to
3. One prepositional phras

Question 6

Intro. Words

Answer 6

Oh
Well
Yes
No
Why

Question 7

Quotation

Answer 7

use a comma to separate the exact speaker of a quotation from the rest of the sentence

Question 8

Date

Answer 8

use commas to offset the year if a three-part date is given

Question 9

Prep. phrases

Answer 9

if a sentence begins with two or more prep. phrases add a comma after the last

Question 10

Interrupter

Answer 10

use commas to offset a word that interrupts the flow of a sentence

Question 11

Conjunction

Answer 11

use a comma before a conjunction that separates two independent clauses

Question 12

Coordinate Adjectives

Answer 12

two adjectives of equal value or significance should be separated by a comma