CommaRules @CommaRules
When used correctly, the comma rules. alisammiller.com GrammarLand Joined December 2009-
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Commas set off a person or group of people being addressed directly. Example: Happy holidays, Twitterers.
Use commas to avoid confusion. Example: When you remember to write, your parents will be happy. (Try reading it without the comma.)
Inverted sentences probably don't need a comma. Example: Down the yellow brick road went Dorothy.
Don't use commas between nouns and clauses beginning with "that." Example: The rain that was beginning to fall came as a relief.
Use a comma after a prepositional phrase that begins a sentence. Example: Near the door, the dog waited patiently for her owner.
Example: Her day was filled with joy; his, with sorrow.
Use a comma in place of omitted information that is inferred in sentences with parallel construction.
If a sentence has several commas, it may be more understandable if it's written another way.
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