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Practical English Grammar


Commas Part Five


Here are some additional useful rules when working with the comma.

Use a comma after the salutation of a friendly letter.

Dear Marty,
Dearest Mom,

Use a comma after the closing in a friendly or business letter.

Sincerely,
Be well,

Use a comma to separate items in dates and addresses.

She was born on January 4, 1993, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
The family’s current address is 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue,
Washington, DC.

Note: A comma is not needed

• between the month and the day—April 18, 2010
• between the month and the year (when no day is offered)—
January 2020

• between the state (or state’s abbreviation) and the ZIP Code—
Canton, MA 02021

• between the house or apartment number and the street—
204 Joyner Court or Apartment 6A Twelfth Street
Use a comma to separate the speaker from the speaker’s
direct quotation.
Trey remarked, ‘‘This blanket was already washed.’’
‘‘My car needs new tires,’’ Gabriella said.
Note: Place the period and comma within the closing quotation marks.
Use a comma after a mild interjection.
Oh, I didn’t realize that you were here, Nana.
Note: Use an exclamation mark after a strong interjection.
Rats! I left my wallet at the beach.

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Notes


Practical English Grammar - Notes
1. compound subjects part two
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2. Quotation Marks Part Three
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3. Italics Hyphens and Brackets
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4. complete and simple subjects
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5. Sound a like words Part Four
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6. the adjective clause
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7. the indirect object
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8. irregular verbs part two
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9. what good writers do
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10. Commas Part Two
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11. Commas Part Four
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12. compound subjects part one
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13. Periods Question Marks and Exclamation Marks
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14. the noun adjective pronoun question
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15. The nominative case
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16. The Colon
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17. Second Capitalization List
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18. subject verb agreement situations
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19. the interjection
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20. the object of the preposition
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21. types of nouns
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22. reflexive demonstrative and interrogative pronouns
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23. the adverb
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24. Active and passive voices
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25. Sound a like words Part Two
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26. Commas Part Three
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27. The Apostrophe
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28. Quotation Marks Part One
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29. Quotation Marks Part Two
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30. First Capitalization List
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31. subject and verb agreement
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32. the correlative conjunction
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33. the subordinating conjunction
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34. introducing phrases
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35. the prepositional phrase
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36. the adjective phrase
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37. the noun clause
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38. Confusing usage words part one
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39. Confusing usage words part two
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40. Confusing usage words part five
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41. Commas Part Five
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42. indefinite pronouns
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43. regular verb tenses
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44. complex sentences
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45. pronouns and their antecedents
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46. the preposition
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47. The coordinating conjunction
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48. complete and simple predicates
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49. compound subject and compound predicate
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50. the verb phrase
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