Grammar Toolkit Comma What is a comma Grammar

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Grammar Toolkit Comma What is a comma?

Grammar Toolkit Comma What is a comma?

Grammar Toolkit Comma A comma is the commonest punctuation mark. It shows a short

Grammar Toolkit Comma A comma is the commonest punctuation mark. It shows a short pause to separate words and parts of sentences. Like all punctuation marks, commas help people understand your writing. The cat said my mum is howling and needs to be fed. Who is hungry? The cat, said my mum, is howling and needs to be fed. Who is hungry now?

Grammar Toolkit Commas separate words in lists. The words might be nouns, adjectives or

Grammar Toolkit Commas separate words in lists. The words might be nouns, adjectives or adverbs. At the zoo we saw lions, bears, koalas and wombats. Koalas are stinky, smelly, scratchy beasts. You do not need a comma before and for the last word in the list. A comma also separates a word, phrase or clause at the beginning of a sentence from the rest of the sentence. Sitting high in its tree, the koala gazed at the zoo’s visitors.

Grammar Toolkit Comma Where do commas belong in these sentences? Letitia stacked the plates

Grammar Toolkit Comma Where do commas belong in these sentences? Letitia stacked the plates by colour: orange, red, , , white, brown and yellow. , When I heard the news last night, I , was so excited. The ship slowly, silently, carefully edged towards , the dock. By the way, that shirt suits you. , Nevertheless, I , want you to try your best.

Grammar Toolkit Comma • Punctuation helps others to understand our writing. • A comma

Grammar Toolkit Comma • Punctuation helps others to understand our writing. • A comma (, ) is a separating punctuation mark. It shows a short pause. • It separates: – words in lists (e. g. a long, smelly, hairy tail) – the beginning of sentences (e. g. In the hour before lunchtime, we worked very hard. )

Grammar Toolkit Comma The End

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