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<u>commas</u>: | <u>commas</u>: | ||
# combine IC , DC, or DC, IC | # combine IC, DC, or DC, IC | ||
#* or IC, | #* or IC, Phr or Phr, IC | ||
# combine ICs | # combine ICs | ||
#* ''with a coordinating conjunction'' (FANBOYS), i.e., IC, and IC | #* ''but only with a coordinating conjunction'' (FANBOYS), i.e., IC, and IC | ||
#* ex.: "IC, and IC" or "IC, but IC" | |||
# separate lists (subjects, verbs, objects) | # separate lists (subjects, verbs, objects) | ||
#* ex.: S, S and S V, V O, O and O | #* ex.: S, S and S V, V O, O and O | ||
# act parenthetically | # act parenthetically | ||
#* ", .... ," ( like these parentheses ) | #* ", .... ," (like these parentheses) | ||
# introduce a direct quotation | # introduce a direct quotation | ||
#* ex. "The judge declared, "Guilty!" | #* ex. "The judge declared, "Guilty!" |