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Grammar Rules- Commas

Learn the art of using commas correctly in lists, conjunctions, appositives, dates, addresses, and more. Improve your writing with clear, concise punctuation rules explained step by step in this comprehensive guide.

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Grammar Rules- Commas

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  1. Grammar Rules- Commas • Commas are used to separate items in a list, note a pause in a sentence, assist a conjunction in connecting two sentences together, set apart non-essential clauses from a sentence, note an ‘appositive’, and separate items in dates or addresses.

  2. Commas- Items in a list • When there are three or more items in a list, put a comma after each item except the last. • EXAMPLE: Sharon went to the store and bought apples, oranges, peaches, and pears for dessert.

  3. Commas- Pausing for yes, no, and um • A comma goes after yes, no, and um in a sentence. • EXAMPLE1: Yes, we have a few bananas. • EXAMPLE2: Um, I don’t know the answer.

  4. Commas- Used with conjunctions • Two sentences may be combined with a “coordinating conjunction.” • The coordinating conjunctions are: for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so. (FANBOYS) • EXAMPLE: Sharon went to the store, and she bought some groceries.

  5. Commas- Marking an appositive • An “appositive” is a word that renames something else in a sentence. • Appositives are surrounded by a comma on each side. • EXAMPLE1: Mrs. Costisick, a teacher at MCHS, teaches her students grammar. • EXAMPLE2: That teacher over there, Mr. Robbins, is the football coach.

  6. Commas- Dates and Addresses • A comma is placed after the day and before the year in a date. • EXAMPLE: July 4, 1776 • A comma is placed after a city and before a state in an address. • 735 E. Main St. Lebanon, KY 40033

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