Punctuation: comma in a nutshell

Comma
English Punctuation
Ever yday English by Inka Vilén 2014

Välimerkeillä on väliä
A woman without her man is nothing
Everyday English by Inka Vilén 2014

A woman, without her man, is nothing.

A woman, without her man, is nothing.
A woman: without her, man is nothing.

Comma in a Nutshell
a coat, a hat, mittens and a scarf
bread, butter, milk and coffee

Pilkun käyttö
1. listoissa erottamaan listan yksiköt toisistaan

Comma in a Nutshell
I asked, but he didn’t answer.
It was cloudy, yet it wasn’t dark.

Pilkun käyttö
2. erottamaan lauseet toisistaan

Comma in a Nutshell
I told you_that you should wake up earlier.
I wonder_if it’s too early.
The book_that I borrowed_is excellent.

Pilkun käyttö
poikkeus: ei pilkkua,
jos päälausetta seuraa sivulause

Comma in a Nutshell
Two hours, I think, is sufficient.
Mary, who has two young children,
has a part-time job in the library.
Seven o’clock, no doubt, is too early.

Pilkun käyttö
poikkeus: ei pilkkua, jos päälausetta seuraa sivulause
3. erottamaan irralliset lisät lauseista

Comma in a Nutshell
Having had lunch, we went back to work.
Barking insistently, Smokey got us
to throw his ball for him.
However, I should make it by 8 o’clock.

Pilkun käyttö
4. erottamaan määreet lauseen alusta

Comma in a Nutshell
Steve replied, ‘No problem.’
‘Yes,’ he said, ‘and I always
keep my promises.’

Pilkun käyttö
4. erottamaan määreet lauseen alusta
5. suorien sitaattien yhteydessä

What’s the difference between
a cat and a comma?

What’s the difference between
a cat and a comma?
One has claws
at the end of its paws
and one is a pause
at the end of a clause.

Punctuation: comma in a nutshell

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