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 Posted: Thu Jan 11, 2007 10:20 am
I am confused.
In one grade I learned that you always put a coma before the word and.
The next year, I put comas before every and because that's what I was taught. My teacher then informed me that you never put a coma before the word and. The next year the teacher said that you only put a coma where there is a natural pause when you're reading it.
So, what have you been taught? I want to know which is correct.
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Posted: Thu Jan 11, 2007 11:40 am
Normally I'm not one to critique spelling errors and whatnot, but if you read this as typed, it's hilarious. You're just talking, and suddenly you force yourself into a coma for like 5 years somehow.
::shrug:: Should be comma, for future reference.
Anyways, you use a comma if (not iff) you're separating two independent clauses with a coordinating conjunction.
E.g.: I shot Jack, and Jack died. < "I shot Jack" and "Jack died" are two whole clauses.
I shot Jack and Mindy. < "Jack and Mindy" is a list of people you shot, so no comma.
The part where it might get a bit tricky is lists of more than two elements. The rules here say "you can do whatever!" I prefer keeping a comma.
i.e. "Jack's brother, sister, and father mourned his death." = OK!
"Mindy's aunt, cat and half-cousin twice removed didn't give a damn." = OK as well!
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Posted: Thu Jan 11, 2007 1:45 pm
It was a simple mistake, but that was pretty funny. Don't take it personally, it was a joke. I think.
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Posted: Wed Jan 17, 2007 5:13 pm
Before the word? That's weird. I don't think I've ever done that much... depends on the sentence.
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Posted: Wed Jan 17, 2007 5:43 pm
burning_light Before the word? That's weird. I don't think I've ever done that much... depends on the sentence. I made a thread listing the uses of a comma. Check it out.
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