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== comma == | == comma == | ||
* used to create a pause | * used to create a pause | ||
* uses of | * used to separate ideas | ||
** | * the five uses of a comma: | ||
** | ** joins independent clauses | ||
** | ** joins phrases or dependent clauses with an independent clause | ||
** parenthetical or | ** creates lists | ||
** parenthetical or bracketed information | |||
* sometimes called "interrupters" | |||
** for lists and parenthetical uses | |||
=== for lists === | === for lists === | ||
* = separates nouns, verbs and series of clauses | * = separates nouns, verbs and series of clauses |