Luckily, comma rules leave room for personal taste. “As with all punctuation, clarity is the biggest rule,” AP advises. “If a comma does not help make clear what is being said, ...

13 Rules For Using Commas Without Looking Like An Idiot. Christina Sterbenz . Tue, Sep 17, 2013, 11:39 AM. ... 2. Use a comma after a dependent clause that starts a sentence.

Memorize these comma rules before you write your next essay, letter, or email! Nicole Fornabaio/rd.com, shutterstock . Use a comma before a coordinating conjunction that links two independent clauses.

The rule for where the comma goes, however, depends on where attribution comes. If attribution comes before the quote, place the comma outside the quotations marks: The runner said, "I saw a duck." ...

2. I have only one husband.) Commas are used to set off what’s called “nonessential” or ... Hi Carrie — that’s the form I see the most. But according to the direct address comma rule, ...

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A complete guide on punctuation rules and punctuation marks in the English language. ... 2) Commas separate items in a list. For example: We bought apples, peaches, grapes, ...

Courts and Commas In Bausch Health Ireland Ltd. v. Padagis Israel Pharms. LTD , the district court relied on the commas’ placement to help construe the infringement issue.

Use commas before every sequence of three numbers when writing a number larger than 999. (Two exceptions are writing years and house numbers.) For example, 10,000 or 1,304,687.