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Comma rules
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Dates with commas | seperate day of month and year EX: April 30, 2009 |
| Exception for dates | No comma if it is just month and year Comma also after year if its in the middle of a sentence Ex: My birthday is on April 30th, 2027, I will be turning 18 |
| Numbers with commas | Commas seprate grouped of three didgets counting from the right EX:49,601,934 |
| Introductory words, Phrases, and clauses | when put with a comma it lets a reader know that the main subject and/or verb of the sentence comes later |
| Single words to look for | Although, if, as, in order to, when, after, because, before, even, since, unless, and while ( when you see these words they most likely need a comma with them) |
| how do you know if you need a fanboys and a comma | if you have 2 complete thoughts you separate with a comma and fanboys. But if you have one complete thought and a not complete thought you only put a fanboys |
| comma splice | two complete and separate thoughts having only a comma between them |
| how to fix a comma splice | 1. Add a fanboys 2. Change the comma to a semicolon 3. Period and a captive letter 4. Add a subordinated (because, while, if, when, since, although) |
| how to know how many commas you need in a series | you need 1 less comma then the number of things in the series. |
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