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Comma rules
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| How do you use a comma in dates? | -comma separating the day of the month and the year -comma after year when in the middle of sentence -dont put a comma if its just the month and the year |
| How do you use commas in numbers? | -commas between groups of 3 digits counting from right to left 49,601,934 |
| FANBOYS | For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So -always separate 2 independent clauses(2 clauses and 2 verbs) with a comma and FANBOYS |
| What is a comma splice? | 2 complete sentences with only a comma between them |
| How to fix a comma splice | 1. Just add FANBOYS 2. Change the comma to a semicolon 3. Make each clause a separate sentence 4. Add a subordinator(a word like because, while, although, if, when, since, etc. |