Using Commas
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Using commas (a one-page summary) Commas in numbers Commas with adverbial phrases and clauses Commas after transitional phrases Commas after interjections Commas before conjunctions Commas for parenthesis Commas in lists Commas after long subjects Commas before quotations Commas with the vocative case
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