How Do You Use The Comma And Semicolon Correctly?
Lately, it seems that writers are comma happy. On the other hand, some experts feel the comma is an under used mark of punctuation. Here are some pointers on using the comma correctly, along with, giving you confidence to be bold and start using that semicolon. To use these effective marks of punctuation simply follow these rules. Use a comma to separate 2 independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction such as and, but and or. The key here is to have 2 subject verb pairs. Example: The students reviewed for the exam, and the teacher corrected the term papers. In this example we have 2 subject verb pairs: “students reviewed” and “teacher corrected.” Example: The teacher corrected the papers and entered the grades in the grade book. In this example we use the coordinating conjunction “and” but have 1 subject and 2 verbs: “teacher corrected, entered”; therefore, no comma is used. Use a comma to separate items in a series to avoid ambiguous meaning. Example: Uncle willed me his pr
