Transitions Transitions – Preparing Preparing for College College Writing Commas – LA 50 Use and Misuse of Commas
Commas When to Use Commas??
Five Rules to Follow 1. Use a comm comma a betee beteen n to inde indepen pende dent nt clause clauses. s. !. Use a comm comma a to set o" apposi appositi# ti#es. es. $. Use commas commas betee beteen n items items in a series series.. %. Use a comma comma after after an an introd introduct uctor& or& p'ras p'rase. e. 5. Use commas commas to separate separate ad#erb ad#erbs s and transitional transitional p'rases. p'rases.
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