User:Atcovi/Comma Rules

Rule 1 [Compound Sentences] : Separate clauses that can stand alone as a sentence when it is accompanied by a coordinating conjunction (for, and, nor, but, yet, or, so, etc.).
 * Example: I've done a lot of work for the school, yet I am still not being paid!

Rule 2 [Intro] : After introductory phrases (If he kept in shape, When the time comes, After he won, Before he did that, When I'm done going to the homework help center), phrases/clauses that come before the main clause.
 * Example: Once I'm done playing soccer, then I'll meet you at his house.

Rule 3 [Interrupters] : Extra information that is added in the middle of a sentence.
 * Example: When Lucy, my mom's friend's daughter's cousin, pushed me down the stairs, my mom didn't care!

Rule 4 [List] : In a series, put commas in between lists/items listed in a sentence.
 * Example: When I got up, ate breakfast, put on my bookbag, called my mom and told her I was waiting for the bus, I knew I did my job for the morning.

Rule 5 [Adjectives] : Separate, using commas, two or more adjectives in a sentence.
 * Example: The movie was fascinating, exciting, scary, and sad at the same time!

Rule 6 [Dialog] : Separate the dialog from the narration.
 * Example: And then he exclaimed, "How?!".

Rule 7 [Addresses] : Separate the street address, the city, the state and the geographical location.
 * Example: In Ghana, the best beach location is in 8970 Tender Street, Cape Coast, Ghana, to play in

Rule 8 [Dates] : Separate the day/year when writing out the date, then separate the date from the rest of the sentence.
 * Example: On March, 1, 2017, I did nothing.

Rule 9 [No Reason, No Comma] : Don't use commas unnecessarily. Use a comma when you have a good reason as to why you are using one!
 * Example: The man yelled because someone was charging at him.