This document provides an overview of the common uses of commas in English punctuation through a series of slides. It discusses using commas to separate elements in a series, separate two independent clauses joined by a conjunction, set off introductory elements, separate coordinate adjectives, set off contrasting or turning elements in a sentence, set off states, countries, years, titles, quoted language, parenthetical elements, and interjections. The document emphasizes that overusing commas should be avoided and understanding comma rules can help improve writing.
The main rule for the use of commas in English is: Keep your sentences clear. Too many commas might be distracting; too few might make the text difficult to read and understand.
The main rule for the use of commas in English is: Keep your sentences clear. Too many commas might be distracting; too few might make the text difficult to read and understand.
I distribute these slides to my students to help them become more precise writers. I sometimes even bore them with it in class, but I don't recommend that.
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Basic Grammar Commas[1]
1. The English House of Commas
This set of slides will illustrate the most
common uses of one of the most common
punctuation marks:
Use the information icon and hyperlinks (this color) to link to
sources of further information in the Guide to Grammar and Writing.
2. The English House of Commas
Use a comma to set off the elements of a
series (three or more things), including the
last two.
My favorite uses of the Internet are sending e-mail, surfing the
Web, and using chat rooms.
You may have learned that this comma is not necessary.
Sometimes, however, the last two items in your series will
glom into one if you don’t use the so-called serial comma.
3. The English House of Commas
Use a comma and a coordinating conjunction
(and, but, or, nor, for, yet, so) to separate two
independent clauses.
The public seems eager for some kind of gun control
legislation, but the congress is obviously too timid to enact any
truly effective measures.
If the two independent clauses are brief and nicely balanced,
this comma may be omitted, but the comma is always correct.
Our team is very good but their team is better.
4. The English House of Commas
Use a comma to set off introductory elements.
Anxious about the upcoming winter, settlers began to bicker
among themselves about supplies.
In the winter of 1644, nearly half the settlers died of
starvation or exposure.
If the introductory element is brief and the sentence can be
read easily without the comma, it can be omitted.
In 1649 the settlers abandoned their initial outpost.
5. The English House of Commas
Use a comma to separate coordinate adjectives.
Coaches grew weary of running practices in the drafty, dreary,
dilapidated gymnasium.
The designs for an expensive, modern gym should make them
happy.
If you could put a but or an and between the adjectives, you
should put a comma between them.
expensive and modern = expensive, modern . . . . But not “a
little and old house.” “A little old house” would be correct.
6. The English House of Commas
Use a comma to set off elements that express a
contrast or a turn in the sentence.
The house was cute, but too expensive for the newlyweds.
They were looking for something practical, not luxurious
7. The English House of Commas
Use a comma to set off states and countries,
years (in a full date), titles, etc.
The conference was originally set for Geneva, Switzerland, but
was then rescheduled for Chicago, Illinois.
Their wedding date was set for August 5, 2000, in the college
chapel in Newton, Massachusetts.
Tashonda Klondike, Chair of the Ways and Means Committee,
submitted the committee’s final report.
8. The English House of Commas
Use a comma to set off quoted language.
Frost’s poem “Fire and Ice” begins with the lines, “Some say
the world will end in fire, / Some say in ice.”
“Fire when ready, Gridley,” the Admiral said.
“We can’t see into the future,” said the President, “but we have to
prepare for it nonetheless.”
9. The English House of Commas
Use a comma to set off parenthetical elements.
This is the most difficult rule in comma usage. A
parenthetical element is “added information,”
something that can be removed from a sentence
without changing the essential meaning of that
sentence. Deciding what is “added information”
and what is essential is sometimes difficult. See
the next slide.
10. The English House of Commas
Parenthetical elements:
When an appositive phrase can be removed from a sentence
without changing its meaning or making it ambiguous:
Robert Frost, perhaps America’s most beloved poet, died when
he was 88.
An absolute phrase is treated as a parenthetical element:
Frankly, it doesn’t seem to matter.
An addressed person’s (or people’s) name is always parenthetical:
I am warning you, good citizens of Hartford, this vote is crucial
to the future of our city.
11. The English House of Commas
One more parenthetical element:
An interjection is treated as a parenthetical element:
Excuse me, but there are, of course, many points of view that
we must consider before voting.
12. The English House of Commas
One last rule: Don’t over-use commas! When a
comma is needed, use it; otherwise, do without.
Reviewing the rules of comma usage will help
you understand the way sentences are built —
and that, ultimately, will help you become a
better writer.
13. This PowerPoint presentation was created by
Charles Darling, PhD
Professor of English and Webmaster
Capital Community College
Hartford, Connecticut
copyright November 1999