The document discusses different uses of the comma including setting off introductory elements, elements in a series, quoted language, and parenthetical elements. Examples of each use are provided from a chosen reading on time management tips. While several comma uses were found, no semicolons appeared in the reading or others checked.

1. Universidad Pedagógica Experimental Libertador Instituto Universitario “Rafael Alberto Escobar Lara” Departamento de Ingles The use of the comma Author: José Iriarte, I.D: 16.734.512

2. Using a comma to set off introductory elements: These are some examples found in the chosen reading. The use of the comma It dictates the shape of the immediate future, it calms you down In fact, there’s no better time than the present to get an upper hand on time and begin to take control of your work and life.

3. The use of the comma Using a comma to set off elements of a series: Type B waits until panic sets in, grabs the nearest envelope and scribbles all over it, sighs with relief, and promptly looses it. Things that have to be done right away, other things that it would be good to do today, things that are important but don’t have to be done immediately, and things that are less urgent but that he doesn’t want to forget.

4. The use of the comma Using a comma to set off quoted language: “ Using categories to organize the world is the way the human mind works”, he says. “ My electronic organizer has changed my life,” she says.

5. The use of the comma Using a comma to set off parenthetical elements: Barbara Vanilli, chief executive of a large chain of supermarkets, says… James Oliver, a psychologist, has created his own time-management matrix. Jacqueline Maddocks, head of Maddocks publishers, says…

6. The use of the comma Those are some of the uses of commas i was able to find in the reading I chose, though there were no semicolons in the reading nor any of the readings I checked. The text used is from Unit 10 “time saving tips” of the english 4 student’s book. Thanks for watching!