Learn How to Use Commas in 15 Minutes

Rules about commas in English are quite hmm.. interesting. On the one hand, you have some rules, but, on the other hand, almost every one of them has some exceptions.
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00:00 A tool that can help you with commas
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00:58 What do I use
01:29 A comma with lists
The comma before the ‘and’ in a list of three or more items is optional it’s called Serial Comma or Oxford Comma
02:43 A comma with adjectives
04:32 A comma between two independent clauses
05:52 A question for you
06:22 A comma after introductory clauses
08:15 A comma after introductory phrases
09:23 A comma with introductory words
09:59 A Comma in the middle of a sentence
12:05 A comma before a question tag
12:51 A comma with a quotation
13:25 A comma in dates
14:07 A comma with names
14:17 A comma in an address
14:51 Use a comma to set off appositives
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This is an excellent round-up of comma rules in English! One important point: the comma before "and" is optional, and it's often not used by professional writers. In academic writing (for school), we usually use this comma.

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If you're reading an English grammar book, the "introductory words" you describe at 9:23 are often called interjections, and if the emotion is very strong, you can substitute the exclamation point for the comma. "Hey, that's my car." becomes "Hey! That's my car!"

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Commas don't have 13 rules...you just use them where you want to indicate a pause in a sentence. ..... Example......I'm happy, are you?.

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The use of commas in writing formal English is one of the few topics which is (almost) impossible to cover in days, let alone in minutes. Putting Commas accurately as we write something should be regarded as an art, as this can distinguish someone's writing from the rest. Your video apparently has covered an intermediate level of the lesson on using the Commas. The rules for them don't always adhere to normal rules of grammar, however. I am not an English teacher, nor am I an English native. But I have come across lots of English writings written by the natives, the gist of which tells a Comma could be differently used by different writers depending on how they are contextualizing their stories and importantly, emphasizing the words therein. The more you write, the more you become a pro at using them. There is no exception to that. Learning to use a Comma and a Proposition correctly in a sentence can (sort of) master someone in their English writing.

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I don't use ; sign often, because, I don't know how and when to use it. Can you explain this additionally in your next video?

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Think of it like a period. We use a semi-colon to separate two clauses. Here's an example: I love my new job; however, I'm worried about my new boss. You can use a period there instead of the ;

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There are two primary uses for this symbol. The first was perfectly explained by @Learn Academic English. The second use is when you have a list of items that would normally be separated by commas, but one or more of the list's items has its own comma. In that case, the items are separated by semicolons. For example: my favorite cities are Boston, Massachusetts; Buffalo, New York; and Portland, Oregon.

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