Use a comma when combining two independent clauses. Independent clauses are complete sentences that are joined by a conjunction, such as but or so.
Use a comma before and after nouns or noun phrases that give additional information of another noun.
Use a comma between items in a series, or a list of three or more words, phrases or sentences.
You may not like vegetables, but you have to eat them.
I went to the supermarket and bought vegetables, fruits, cereal, and milk.
Use commas before or after a quotation in a sentence.
My mom, who likes coffee, wakes up at 9 am.
Lamarr said, “The case is far from over, and we will win.”
You may not understand the moral, but you may enjoy the story anyway.
“ I will help you to edit your fable,” said my friend Lisa.
Use a comma before and after nouns or noun phrases that give additional information of another noun.
Use a comma when combining two independent clauses. Independent clauses are complete sentences that are joined by a conjunction, such as but or so.
Use a comma between items in a series, or a list of three or more words, phrases or sentences.
Aesop, an ancient Greek fabulist, is still published nowadays.
I like to read fables, tales, and novels.
Use commas before or after a quotation in a sentence.