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Practical English Grammar


Commas Part Two


Here are some useful rules when you are working with commas.

2 Use a comma after Yes and No when these words start a sentence.

Yes, we have the show’s starting time.
No, there are no bananas in that store.

3 Use a comma both after consecutive introductory prepositional phrases
and after a long introductory prepositional phrase.

In the middle of New York City, the traffic is very heavy during
rush hour.

In the World Series’ final game that was played in 1960, the Pirates hitter
whacked a home run over the left field wall.

Note: A comma can be placed after a short introductory prepositional
phrase if the sentence’s meaning and flow are improved by the comma.
Read the sentence aloud to see if a comma is justified.

In the first instance, the dog was in the back of the van.
Without Greg’s assistance, Ricardo would have spent many hours on
that project.

4 Use a comma after an introductory participle or participial phrase.
Intrigued, the young child looked into the fishbowl.

Motivated by their drama coach’s remarks, the cast members worked
even harder than before.

5 Use a comma after an introductory adverb clause.

Before we started our vacation, we had the mechanic check out our car.
Note: In most instances (unless the sentence’s meaning is unclear),
an adverb clause that follows an independent clause is not preceded

by a comma.

I cannot recall a single instance when Jimmy was inconsiderate.

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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. Commas Part Five
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28. The Apostrophe
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29. Quotation Marks Part One
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30. Quotation Marks Part Two
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31. First Capitalization List
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32. subject and verb agreement
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33. the correlative conjunction
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34. the subordinating conjunction
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35. introducing phrases
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36. the verb phrase
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37. the prepositional phrase
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38. the adjective phrase
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39. the noun clause
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40. Confusing usage words part one
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41. Confusing usage words part two
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42. Confusing usage words part five
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43. indefinite pronouns
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44. regular verb tenses
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45. complex sentences
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46. pronouns and their antecedents
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47. the preposition
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48. The coordinating conjunction
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49. complete and simple predicates
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50. compound subject and compound predicate
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