How To Use Commas When Making A List
Voiceover and so we can also use commas in lists to separate not just nouns like in this first one but also verb phrases.
How to use commas when making a list. Use a comma after an introductory word or phrase. Use commas to separate words and word groups in a simple series of three or more items. It is usual to use commas to separate the items in a list. It can stand on its own as a sentence. For more on this see rule 8.
Without the comma custard and banana muffins could be one item. So i m going for a run comma read a chapter of my book comma and go see the new colonel justice movie. If your action items need to take place in a specific order use a numbered list rather than bullets. Please buy bread and milk. Commas with two list items.
When correcting a comma splice that is when joining two independent clauses with a coordinating conjunction put the comma before and. Use commas before coordinating conjunctions that link independent clauses. My estate goes to my husband son daughter in law and nephew. The comma helps the reader. If it s a fragment forget the colon and jump straight into the list.
Here s how to give your dog a bath. Please buy custard and banana muffins. John simon and toby. If the text introducing your list is a complete sentence it should end with a colon. Separating items in a list of three or more things.
Now look at this list. When the last comma in a series comes before and or or after daughter in law in the above example it is known as the oxford comma most newspapers and magazines drop the oxford comma in a simple series apparently. The school has a vegetable garden in which the children grow cabbages onions potatoes and carrots. When there are two items in a list don t use a comma to separate the list items unless it helps your reader. This list would be written like this.