ENG 1100 Chapter : Commas

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: English
• Course: ENG 1100
• Professor: Thomas Steffler

Document Summary

Independent clauses: connect with comma and coordinating conjunction (and, or, nor, but, for, yet, so, leave out conjunction if independent clauses show sharp contrast. If there is no danger of misreading and independent clauses are short then omit comma. Compound elements: never put a comma in between, however, therefore, thus and hence work as conjunctive adverbs and are introduced with a semi colon. Introductory elements: comma placed after a phrase/clause that comes before subject and verb, adverbial clause doesn"t require comma. Between items in a series: series is three or more words with same grammatical form and importance, place comma between each item (fork, knife, and spoon) Coordinate adjectives: two or more adjectives separately and equally modifying a noun/pronoun, do not separate cumulative adjectives (three famous artists are coming to visit. ) Join each by comma or and (pickles was a small, playful, cute puppy. ) * test by putting and between each adjective.