Commas in Phrases and Clauses
When a phrase comes before the main clause of a sentence, use a comma to separate them.
* Sitting in the back, the group cheered wildly.
* During the performance, the group cheered wildly.
We usually omit the comma after short, introductory phrases.
* On Tuesday Bill was absent from class.
When a phrase separates the subject and the verb, set it off with commas.
* Bill, after picking up his assignment, went home.
Commas set off interjections and other elements that break the continuity of thought.
* On the other hand, Bill may be right.
* Yes, Bill was right after all.
Susan Titus Osborn is the director of the Christian Communicator Manuscript Critique Service. She has authored 30 books. You can reach her at susanosb@aol.com, http://www.Christiancommunicator.com/.
* Sitting in the back, the group cheered wildly.
* During the performance, the group cheered wildly.
We usually omit the comma after short, introductory phrases.
* On Tuesday Bill was absent from class.
When a phrase separates the subject and the verb, set it off with commas.
* Bill, after picking up his assignment, went home.
Commas set off interjections and other elements that break the continuity of thought.
* On the other hand, Bill may be right.
* Yes, Bill was right after all.
Susan Titus Osborn is the director of the Christian Communicator Manuscript Critique Service. She has authored 30 books. You can reach her at susanosb@aol.com, http://www.Christiancommunicator.com/.
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