10. Set Off
1. Introductory elements
2. Parenthetical elements
3. Coordinating adjectives
4. Addressed Names
5. Quotes
6. Dates
11. 1. As she walked out the door, she realized she
wasn’t wearing pants.
2. Chris, the creepy mustachioed man, was
sitting next to Beyonce.
3. He was a tall, dark, brooding gentleman.
4. Shut up, Katie.
5. Katie said, “Make me!”
6. On December 13th, 2012, The Hobbit will
premiere worldwide.
16. If you or someone you know is
practicing comma abuse, please
consult the nearest MLA Style guide.
If you need counseling to overcome
your need to abuse commas, please
come visit the writing center..
The comma and you. The comma is one of the friendliest and most helpful of punctuations. But I’m getting ahead of myself folks.
Some of you may be asking, what is a comma?
A comma is a punctuation that we could call the cousin of the period. It is round with at the head with a small tail flourished on the right hand side. To some of you it may look like a tad pole or a an upside down raindrop, but you’re wrong it’s a comma. Unlike it’s cousin the period, it doesn’t ask for a full stop of a sentence or phrase, it just asks if we can slow down for a second before continuing on.
You’re probably asking yourself, how can a comma be helpful in a sentence?
