Usos de la coma

Question 1

Used to separate a series but never use oxford comma.

Answer 1

The hallway was dim, dark and depressing

Question 2

If the conjunction is repeated, the comma is used.

Answer 2

He wasn’t smart, nor funny, nor rich, nor cool.

Question 3

When the verb of a dependent clause is omitted.

Answer 3

The students BOUGHT books; Danna, didn’t (buy books).
They all LEFT with packages; he, was empty-handed

Question 4

Conjunctive adverbs (for example, furthermore, nevertheless). If in the beginning of the sentence, only put the comma afterwards. If in the middle, incase the word in commas.

Answer 4

Efectivamente, esto es, en realidad, no obstante, por consiguiente, por ejemplo, en realidad, por supuesto, por último, sin embargo

Question 5

Use before conjunctions.

Answer 5

Aunque, excepto, menos, pero, sino

Question 6

An unnecessary clause needs to be incased in commas.

Answer 6

Mexico city, THE CAPITAL OF MEXICO, is a real place

Question 7

The vocative (the person you’re talking to) needs to be incased in commas.

Answer 7

PEDRO, come here.
That, MY FRIENDS, is how it’s done
Let’s eat, GRANDMA

Question 8

After a long expression that comes before the subject of the sentence.

Answer 8

When the owls finally left their nest for food, the rabbit stole their eggs.
Weighed down by the weight of despair, he never left his room.

Question 9

To separate a very long subject from the rest of the sentence to avoid confusion.

Answer 9

The fact that you were so close to my home and you didn’t think to call me so that we could meet, IS INEXCUSABLE.