Comma Rules

Question 0

Use a comma before a conjunction to join two complete sentences.
(and, but, or, yet, so,for, nor)

“That night I dream that I am in a field and that I encounter a flock of crows clustered on the ground”(Insurgent Roth, 46)

Answer 0

“That night I dream that I am in a field, and that I encounter a flock of crows clustered on the ground”(Insurgent Roth, 46)

Question 1

Use a comma after an introductory word(or word group)

“Then she took out the tankards” (Orczy, 15)

Answer 1

“Then, she took out the tankards” (Orczy, 15)

Question 2

Use a comma to separate adjectives not joined by “and” if you could say “and” or “but” in between them. Use a comma to separate repeated adjectives.

“The classroom was a mammoth lonely minty-colored place”

Answer 2

“The classroom was a mammoth, lonely, minty-colored place”

Question 3

Use a comma around extra information

This school which is called Menasha High School has a bluejay for its mascot.

Answer 3

This school, which is called Menasha High School, has a bluejay for its mascot.

Question 4

Use a comma to set off transitional and parenthetical expressions.

The color of ink as you can see is black.

Answer 4

The color of ink, as you can see, is black.