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Some simple guidelines for comma use<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

There are basically four occasions when you need to use a comma in your writing:<\/p>\n

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  1. With a coordinating conjunction to join\/separate two independent clauses<\/em>.\u00a0 (Coordinating conjunctions typically include: and, but, yet, so, for, or, etc.)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    \u201cDeath shut the door, and the house shuddered in relief.\u201d<\/p>\n

    Two independent clauses joined\/separated without the comma-coordinating conjunction combo are sometimes referred to as comma splices or run-on sentences.<\/p>\n

    \u201cDeath smashed the door down, he went inside.\u201d [splice]<\/p>\n

    \u201cDeath smashed the door down and he went inside.\u201d [run-on]<\/p>\n

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    1. To set off introductory phrases or (dependent) clauses in a sentence.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      \u201cTherefore, Death failed his algebra course.\u201d<\/p>\n

      \u201cBecause I could not stop for Death, he ran on ahead to Cincinnati without me.\u201d<\/p>\n

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      1. To set off nouns or noun phrases.<\/em> (These typically occur between the subject and predicate.)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        \u201cDeath, who once played for the Dodgers, jogged right by me.\u201d<\/p>\n

        \u201cDeath, a listless, young reprobate with a predilection for punk rock, reclined on the sofa.\u201d<\/p>\n

         <\/p>\n

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        1. To set off items in a series.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

          \u201cHe found Death to be a wearisome, ungainly, disheveled, generally incompetent cribbage player.\u201d<\/p>\n

          \u201cIn preparation for his trip, Death packed a pair of socks, his suit jacket, a bag of Skittles, and a breath of fresh air.\u201d<\/p>\n

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