English Comma Rules - Crazy?

English comma rules are very confusing.
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[@ernlwjr2]

Thanks for the refresher!

[@kamranmohammadi1699]

Absolutely right sir, keep it up your great work.

[@mohammadafrouziyeh5677]

Nice tips! What I have been taught about comma is that we usually use a comma between two independent sentences as you mentioned in this video. After the comma, to connect two sentences, we can use "FAN BOYS" (for, and, neither, but, or, yet, so) depends on how those sentences are related to eachother. Thanks again Mark for your awesome videos!

[@MadEnglishTV]

Okay! Thanks for your comments! 😃

[@MdRidoy-kf1wl]

@@MadEnglishTV are u british?

[@sajeesenadhira1391]

Thanks:super clear explanation.

[@natalieynot6302]

So simplified. Thanks

[@leoniebain478]

Thank you. This lesson was really a great help. You explained everything so simply.

[@sakura3liza6]

Thank you!

[@readingenglish]

Thanks for good lectures.

[@sarasuprakash5524]

really i learnt about comma's after watching this video. Thank you sir

[@fahadsoftware3508]

thank you, you make me more canfuse than I was before.

[@berniceboakye6789]

Thank you so much; this video is so helpful, and i really enjoyed it. I have always been confuse of where to place commas in sentences, and I am hoping to learn more from this sight!!

[@felixmutua661]

Thank you,sir.

[@kamleshsainiindia]

I was waiting about commas' lesson for a very long time because unfortunately I was never taught any grammar rules in school. I learnt privately from many teachers but I think they didn't know much knowledge but now in the internet era, I will get satisfied my curiosity.

[@MadEnglishTV]

Most native speakers in Canada were never taught grammar rules either, haha.

[@dr.ekaterinatyurina7216]

Hi Mark! It is an awesome video. I was taught that I should never use comma around ‘that’, always use comma before ‘but’, and often before ‘when’.

[@MadEnglishTV]

Hi! 😃Thanks for the comment! That's interesting.

[@marcelodasilvamartins6345]

Thank you very much Marky for this useful lesson. You are a great teacher! Thanks again!

[@MadEnglishTV]

You're welcome! 😃

[@pabloalves438]

Mad English TV ,ty :)

[@tailishlaller5365]

I honestly feel like he teaches English rules in the best way

[@gahgah4866]

Wow! This’s a wonderful lesson. Thank you so much.

[@MadEnglishTV]

😃😃

[@malipoziada1472]

Wonderful

[@abdelilahjamali9099]

Hi! Thanks for the video! For me, comma is used to make a pause in a sentence like: After seeing the news, he goes to bed. To be honest, i don't know exactly how to use it in other situations. Take care!!

[@safaribadov2346]

Thanks

[@maivu490]

I was taught how to use comma in English class exactly what you explained in this lesson.

[@tracyl8]

Waaaaay back when I was at primary school in the 70s (UK) we were taught that we never place a comma before 'and' or 'but'. When I worked with children in the classroom some 20 years later, it was completely different. It's fascinating to see how the 'rules' change.

[@josemas1354]

As a matter of fact, I dont remember about what I have been thought so long time ago when I was a student. At the moment for me, it's enough how much I learned in this interesting lesson. Thank you.

[@MadEnglishTV]

😃😃

[@lilianabrancato7262]

Hi Mark! Well, I've been taught that a comma is a pause in the sentence. So that we don't have to read it all in one breath. Thanks for the lesson Mark. :-)

[@MadEnglishTV]

Great! Thanks for the comment! 🤗🤗

[@zahidakbar615]

Very very useful lessons for me .thanks

[@MadEnglishTV]

You're welcome!

[@user-jg2gw7hq9c]

I have been never taught how to use comma in sentences before watching your lesson. Perhaps I don't have to speak English flunely like a native speaker but at least I must know the right grammar when I am writing in English because I don't hope others misses my meaning.

[@jameskanu5241]

Thanks you so much I know now how too comment thank you

[@juditjuhasz9395]

I can remember one comma rule. In 'if' sentence: If the sentence starts with 'if', you have to use the comma, otherwise you don't. E.g. If I have some money, I will buy a book. I will buy a book if I have some money.

[@MadEnglishTV]

You're right! 😃😃

[@evgeni-nabokov]

This is the first conditional. Instead of 'if' there could be other words, e. g. 'when', 'as soon as' etc.

[@nandakumarification]

Thank you for this video. Helped to bring some clarity to the usage of comma. It gets tricky when writing long sentences. Please give some examples where, not using a comma in the right place, changes the meaning.

[@MadEnglishTV]

You're welcome! Sure, I'll make more videos on this topic!

[@nareshbhailgamit476]

hi! Mark,please share a vedio regarding revellers

[@annnur5937]

Hey Mark! Thanks for mentioning Kyrgyzstan in your video! It was such a surprise for me..😬

[@MadEnglishTV]

You're welcome! 😄🤗

[@golnazkh7087]

Thank u ,i try watch all video

[@MadEnglishTV]

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[@pabloalves438]

Good lesson Mr.Mark! Well,I've been taught in my mother tong that commas are used to make a brief pause from which there would be more cohesion in between sentences,in other words,it's no different from one of your opinions(giggles).so,whenever I realise the opportunity to use it,I make the most of it,haha.

[@MadEnglishTV]

Haha, that's great! 😃

[@sharonwilliamswilliams7268]

I had been taught the same thing you had been taught; also, what do you think about the Oxford comma?

[@sakissouliotis]

When i was In elementary school, i've been taught that a comma can also be used to helps you taking a breath... when we have a long sentence, a comma helps you taking a breath and then we continue reading.

[@hqooq4240]

4:55 lmao man you haven't seen how we use commas in russian we can't omit commas because otherwise sentences wouldn't make sense, and sometimes there are commas literally after each word I was so glad when I learned that commas are not that important in english!

[@aryaye9788]

Hi Mark, I think the commas are really important when we are writing and reading ,because the comma made the sentence clear. Sometimes , the sentence has different means that it has a comma or has not a comma.Thanks for your sharing. Best wishes,

[@MadEnglishTV]

😃😃

[@pierreramos3296]

The phrase "before he left, he gave me a gift" has a comma just to indicate that the natural word order (he gave me a gift before he left) has been changed/inverted. The three words rule makes no sense if the phrase above were a bit different: "before he left THE HOUSE, he gave me a gift".

[@Pidalin]

I still consider funny how English need to write subject again in second part of that sentence, such wasting of space. :-D In my language we don't need subject at all in this example. :-D It would be: "Before left, gave me a gift." You know who so you don't have to write that. But English doesn't have information about male/female in words, that's the problem.

[@pierreramos3296]

@@Pidalin I know what tou mean! In Portuguese (my primary language) you donnot necessary need to state 'who does something' in a sentence for the verb form already indicates it...and it happens because Portuguese originated its verb conjugation from Latin, which requires a different verb-ending depending on the subject performing the action.

[@Pidalin]

My mother language is Czech. I think English is special in this case because in other languages I don't hear HE, SHE etc...constantly again and again so I guess most of european languages work like our languages and not like English. English has same endings in most of situations so it can't work there. In my language we have MŮŽEŠ (you can), MŮŽU (I can), MŮŽEME (we can), MŮŽETE (you can - plural form) etc....everything just variations of word can without nessesery subject in sentence.

[@pierreramos3296]

@@Pidalin...In English it would be impossible to know who CAN or CANNOT do something without the subjects!!!

[@danakamran7734]

Thanks.....

[@MadEnglishTV]

You're welcome! 😃

[@priyankavaishnav4611]

As far as i remember, i was thought that commons are used when they want to pause at some word. is it?

[@jasminejui9433]

I usually put comma after introduction,it's seems easy to understand my sentence or at least have attention on it.Putting right punctuation and using capital alphabet at the beginning of sentences are makes something we want to deliver more interesting. If we using it to write story,its raising emotion the readers as well. Good morning ,Sir.It's very great morning to see sunrise.

[@MadEnglishTV]

Good morning! 😃It was a beautiful sunset here today. When the sun sets here, it rises in Taiwan. 😄

[@jasminejui9433]

Great,l'm happy to hear that.Finally you can saw the beautifull light there. 😔😔😔Now it's gone and dark again.

[@MadEnglishTV]

Yes...but in the summer, it will be light!

[@sanjidasvlog3519]

I learned when next sentence make information that time need commas

[@mariamkinen8036]

I have! !!!! Yes , I get it . Compound predicate verbs . hello Mark. You are correct. Be back too -morrow. 💕

[@user-eu8ro3lx7g]

I 've never been taught about comma by someone. just only i have guessed and learned its usage from article on newspaper,book, so on.

[@MadEnglishTV]

Cool!

[@Pidalin]

I always thought I am crazy when I am using commas before BUT and other pronouns and now, I finally know I am not crazy, becuase it works almost same as in my language. Except we don't need comma if there is and in most of situations. I see now that using comma before pronouns is not correct always, but still better than don't using them at all. I stopped using comma before SO in English few years ago, because many people were saying it's wrong to me. There is big difference between English and my language, because we don't need subject in sentence. But mostly, commas are there, where you would lower your voice in spoken form, as you said. The craziest thing in Czech language is sentence inserted into sentence (I have no idea how to call it in English) so if you have sentence like "I went from work, as I am going every day, and I bought bread in bakery." You have to use commas, because that sentence works even without that.: "I went from work and I bought bread in bakery." Do you think English is crazy? Try to learn this. :-D That about old rules is true even in my language, if I would write something really correctly (as we have to in school), then there would be milion commas in one sentence. :-D That's why they teaching us not using complicated sentences, you should write simply and clearly. 1:05 - this is vice versa than in my languge, you have to separate sentences by comma in my language and also there is pause in speaking. But using ; is also common in books, it's probably really more powerfull. :-D That example from 1:00 is nice example of how diferent English is, because in that second part (he really enjoyed it) we don't need subject again in my language and maybe that's why there have to be comma.In my language, it would be like (direct translate): "He ate the cake, really enjoyed it." You know who so you don't need to write it again. But there would be AND instead of comma in this example in most of situations, it's more natural.

[@pricharddeceus3332]

I've been taught u can use it in an enumeration

[@julianovo7237]

Hahaha, thank you, Mark. 😘😘 I am feeling honoured. It seems that the lesson has been made especially for me. I know, I am the one who uses comes a lot while writing. It is not a problem for me to put ten of them in one sentence. As for your question, I have never been taught any punctuation rules. It so happened that I've been using them more intuitively and relying on common sense, that is all things that you mentioned in the video such as natural poses and separating different subjects. (I guess, I put enough commas in this sentence to confuse any native speaker. Hehe)

[@MadEnglishTV]

Haha, I think your punctuation is great! I have never had problems understanding your writing. 🤗 * pauses (not poses)

[@julianovo7237]

Mad English TV Awh, thank you. ) In my opinion, punctuation makes writing look more complete and rich.

[@MadEnglishTV]

I agree!

[@rahulkandu998]

Julia..you look striking in your photo and I support your comment. Well, where ya from?

[@greghughes2879]

Do I need a comma after the name? John, I won't be coming round for a while. Or is it not necessary?

[@yolandaadams3450]

I wish you can make it a little bit longer.

[@zohoralhyia3853]

Useful lesson and a good teacher

[@MadEnglishTV]

Thank you so much! 😃

[@nursultaneraliev5945]

Hello from Kyrgyzstan

[@user-cb5fh9yy7g]

You often repeated "English is crasy", I have just understood that. I noticed that stranges with commas in your texts. But those nuances not easy to memorize me. The main aim for me is to speak more or less fluently, commas, semicolons etc the next task. I'm not going to take CELPIP exam☺😊. Thank you for useful info. I haven't knew that before.

[@MadEnglishTV]

You're welcome! 😃🤗

[@farhiyahassan1284]

thanks for englsh

[@srishtigarg8624]

I have a question. Whenever we write an application, we start like this. To, The Manager But few days back, one of my friend was saying that don't use comma after "To" Now i'm confused whether to use comma here or not?

[@MadEnglishTV]

My advice is: don't use the word "to". Just start by saying, "Dear Manager," :)

[@srishtigarg8624]

+Mad English TV Ok Thank u ☺

[@NatalySwiss]

I think it was important to mention another name of word “comma” in your lesion. Because in Great Britain they don’t use the word “period” in this context but the word “full-stop”.

[@Autodidactz]

Na Zh in the US we say period. I live in the U.K now and I quite easily switch between both styles of English. He's an American, I don't expect an English Channel to use American grammar terminology. That would be rude of me.

[@Autodidactz]

And what's the other word for comma? You said there is another word.

[@missounekoull9956]

Hi ! Despite I'm so late , I wanna say my opinion about commas . Soo I think that without commas our written be without meaning !!

[@johnlie8586]

I was taught to commas before and after extra explanation. Ex. My sister, who is tall, will be a teacher.

[@mobeenjawaid8133]

Comma' s can change the meanings of sentence. That is conclusion of this lesson

[@MadEnglishTV]

You're right.

[@mariamkinen8036]

He ate the cake , which he really enjoyed. ... that he really enjoyed. I'm hopeless. With commas.(=

[@zahidakbar615]

English is not only crazy sometimes it makes me sad because I don't know how to write and speak English properly.

[@MadEnglishTV]

Yes, sometimes it makes me sad too. Just keep trying and you'll be perfect soon! 🤗

[@zahidakbar615]

Is it very important for English sentences?

[@MadEnglishTV]

In some situations it is important. I'll try to make more lessons on using commas.

[@Pidalin]

Is it important in your language? Probably yes So it's probably important even in English. :-D If you write long sentence (I mean more sentences in one sentence, OMG stupid English) and not using commas, it will be total mess and it could mean something totaly different. I hate this when I have some email from our owner in work with something what we have to immediately do and it's like full A4 without commas. You still have to go up to office and ask him what the hell it means. By the way, that's why companies in ex communistic countries can't work so effective, because bussines tradition was stopped for 40 years and today owners have sometimes worse education than their workers. :-D

[@zhanybekaskarbekov8368]

Hello 👋🏻! Mr. Mark; this my country «Kyrgyz republic» i was more comfortable writing _✍🏻? ➡️ Qyrgyz, Kyrgyz, Kirghizia, and sounds (Q) for example; Qatar, Qazak...?. Thank you very much!.

[@MadEnglishTV]

Hi! 😃😃

[@chonaflores9657]

Thanks for sharing! We are having an English refresher course. Tomorrow, we are going to have a test on commas. I learn a lot! Please teach us more on the use of different punctuation marks! Have a blessed day!

[@MadEnglishTV]

Thanks so much! 😃😃

[@farahrana882]

Very useful,I am still a learning commas and how to use them proply

[@haroldtejero]

I tried to kiss a man, and he run away.

[@roscianyt]

Do not watch this video. Punctuation is not optional.

[@aliraeid2056]

Thanks