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Commas

Coordinating Conjunction Mr. Freeman opens the mail, but Miss Santana fills the orders. James uses his cell phone, and Jan prefers her PDA. When a coordinating conjunction joins independent clauses, use a comma before the coordinating conjunction. Coordinating conjunctions FANBOYS for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so

Items in a Series Commas are used to separate three or more coordinate elements (words, phrases, or short clauses) in a series. Only in June, July, and August is a lifeguard available. Wireless technology enables you to respond to customers’ requests, change sales forecasts, and manage supplies.

Introductory Elements Phrases or clauses that precede main clauses should be followed by commas. To qualify for the position, you must have two years’ experience. When you have finished, please return the style manual.

Parenthetical Expressions Parenthetical words, phrases, and clauses may be used to create transitions between thoughts. These commonly used expresses ions are considered unessential. This report is not, however, one that must be classified. Online customers, therefore, can conduct secure transactions.

Direct Address Words and phrases or direct address are set off with commas. You must agree, Ms. Adams, that Ramon has done outstanding work. I respectfully request, sir, that I be transferred.

Dates, Addresses, and Geographical Items When dates, addresses, and geographical items contain more than one element, the second and succeeding elements are normally set off by commas. On January 8, 2006, we opened for business. Send the software to Mr. Chun Wong, 1639 East 69 Street, Cleveland, Ohio 44116. He moved from Nashville, Tennessee, to Chicago, Illinois.

Degrees and Abbreviations Except for Jr. and Sr., degrees, personal titles, and professional designations following individuals’ names are set off by commas. John T. O’Dell Jr. is frequently confused with John T. O’Dell Sr. Dana Fladhammer, M.D., has a flourishing practice in Tempe, Arizona.

Numerals Unrelated figures appearing side by side should be separated by commas. By 2008, 2.3 billion subscribers will be using wireless devices worldwide. On page 10, two illustrations show the wiring diagram.

Contrasting Statements Commas are used to set off contrasting or opposing expressions. These expressions are often introduced by such words as not, never, but, and yet. Out budget for equipment this year is reduced, yet quite adequate. The harder our staff works, the further behind we seem to get.

Clarity Commas are used to separate words, repeated for emphasis and words that may be misread if separated. Susan Keegan said that it is a very, very complex contract. Whoever goes, goes at his or her own expense.

Short Quotations A comma is used to separate a short quotation from the rest of the sentence. If the quotation is divided into two parts, two commas are used. Alice Beasley said, “The first product to use a bar code was Wrigley’s gum.” “The first product to use a bar code,” said Alice Beasley, “was Wrigley’s gum.”