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Common comma errors

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Comma is a very common punctuation mark. It is used to indicate a
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Do not place a comma between two verbs.

The children were singing and dancing. (NOT The children were
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singing, and dancing.)

Use a comma to separate independent clauses joined by a

coordinating conjunction (e.g. and, but, or, so, yet, nor).

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She was not feeling very well, but she went to work.
later.)

However, the comma can be avoided when the clauses are too short.

When an adverb clause comes at the beginning of a sentence, we

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When a sentence begins with a conjunctive adverb, you need to

separate the adverb with a comma.
She was tired. Therefore, she decided to get some rest. (NOT
She was tired. Therefore she decided to get some rest.)
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can a comma be replaced by a dash
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