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| Commas are one of the most misunderstood (and often incorrectly used) punctuation mark. Like other punctuation marks they go directly after the word and then a space is placed after them. They are used to give a brief pause in the text so that if a person were reading the text it's their cue for them to stop for a second to take a breath. | Commas are one of the most misunderstood (and often incorrectly used) punctuation mark. Like other punctuation marks they go directly after the word and then a space is placed after them. They are used to give a brief pause in the text so that if a person were reading the text it's their cue for them to stop for a second to take a breath. | ||
| - | They have two main uses... | + | They have several different uses... |
| 1- Separation of parts a sentence. | 1- Separation of parts a sentence. | ||
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| <code> Luthor yelled at Superman that he was going to kill him, Lois, and Jimmy. </code> | <code> Luthor yelled at Superman that he was going to kill him, Lois, and Jimmy. </code> | ||
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| + | 3- Like brackets, to highlight information that could otherwise be removed. | ||
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| + | <code>Superman never even paused, he had heard threats like these countless times, as he grabbed Luthor's blaster and crushed it.</code> | ||
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| + | 4- In numbers to break up groups of 3 to make them easier to read. | ||
| + | Like in this case: | ||
| + | <code> The blaster shattered into 1,000 tiny pieces. </code> | ||
