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The enumeration or ideographic comma — U+3001 、 IDEOGRAPHIC COMMA — is used in Chinese, Japanese punctuation, and somewhat in Korean punctuation. In the People's Republic of China and in North/South Korea, this comma ( t 頓號 , s 顿号 , p dùnhào ) is usually used only to separate items in lists, while in Japan it is the more common ...

A comma is a punctuation mark that indicates a pause in a sentence or separates items in a list. A comma is also used before the words "and" or "but" to join two independent clauses.

Comma splices often occur when conjunctive adverbs are mistaken for coordinating conjunctions and used in a similar way. To fix this, replace the comma with a semicolon or a period, or use a coordinating conjunction instead. Examples: Comma splice caused by a conjunctive adverb. I don’t speak French, however I wish I did.

A comma is used to separate items in a list, She ate an apple, a sandwich, a cookie, and a granola bar. [The comma before and is called the Oxford Comma or the Series Comma and is not always necessary.] A comma is used to separate two or more adjectives that modify the same noun. The shirt had blue, green, yellow, and orange flowers on it.

Fix #1: Add a conjunction. One way to fix a comma splice is to add a conjunction immediately after the comma. With most comma splices, the conjunction you’ll want to add is probably and, but, or so. I am not angry with you, but I am not happy with you, either.

What is a comma? At the end of a sentence, you will find a full stop. This is an indication that the sentence is over. However, a comma will indicate that you should take a smaller break. And, might also be referred to as a soft pause. It can separate ideas within a sentence, clauses, and words. There are a few rules about how to use a comma ...

Use the comma as follows: 1. In a list or series. We serve cupcakes, cookies, and prophecies. 2. To separate independent clauses. Make a list of tasks, and check them off as you go. 3. After a subordinate clause.

Commas vs. Semicolons in Compound Sentences. For more information on semicolons, please see the "90-Second Semicolon" vidcast series on the Purdue OWL YouTube Channel. A group of words containing a subject and a verb and expressing a complete thought is called a sentence or an independent clause. Sometimes, an independent clause stands alone as ...