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Commas Examples



Commas - Glossary of Terms



Commas

Commas (,) are used to make sentences less unwieldy.  They are used to mark the divisions in sentences, as may be caused by phrases, clauses or conjunctions.   Commas are also used to separate list items and in numbers to aid reading.  

The use of the comma is covered in more detail in the lessons below.
 

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Glossary of grammatical terms

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