English Comma rules
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14 Terms
Dependent Clauses
A clause which cannot stand on its own
Independent Clause
Phrases which can stand on their own
Attributive tag
Commas identifying speaker or dialogue (before and after something like “he said”)
FANBOYS rule
Use a comma before the fanboy
Dependent introductory phrase
Commas should be used after a dependent introductory phrase
3 word rule
Use commas to seperate 3 or more words, phrases, or clauses
Description words
Use commas to separate coordinative adjectives
Addressing
When addressing someone, use a comma
Comma for day and year in a full date (July 9th 2025)
July 9th, 2025
Comma for just month and year (July 9th 2025)
July 9th 2025 (no commas)
Day-month-year (9 July 2025)
9 July 2025 (no commas)
Dates
Use a comma when a date appears mid-sentence (after the sentence)
Date as adjective (the 1990 laptop, the 1800 war)
Don’t use a comma
Commas with Addresses
Use commas between everything except for the zip code and the state