Commas and Coordinating Conjunctions (Full Guide with Examples and Sources)

Post by **NoviceReader** » 13 Sep 2024, 23:50

It shows that many times 'and' is a substitute for 'comma'.

Post by **Magdalyne chebet** » 02 Dec 2024, 11:25

Thank you. This is helpful

Kelly Todd · Post by **Kristin Paolantonio** » 19 Dec 2024, 14:15

Very helpful! Thank you.

Could it be stated : The furry, big cat is named Paul.

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Tiffany Dowell · Post by **Tiffany Dowell** » 11 Jan 2025, 14:51

IF you're a native speaker of English, you can hear commas in speech, and when you do, you should use them. They represent a Mid-Low-High-Mid intonation contour, like you get when you count: sixty, sixty-one, sixty-two, sixty-three, .... It's easy to recognize and if you're a fluent reader, you're probly hearing it when you read, anyway. So just listen for it.

Some commas are NOT objective errors, since they are easily identifiable and clear grammar rules are set about them. This is verifiable. When you have two sentences that can stand on their own and are connecting it with a conjunction (for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so), you must put a comma on the word before the conjunction. Every university will verify this.

Umesh Bhatt · Post by **Umesh Bhatt** » 02 Feb 2025, 20:39

Very helpful. Thanks.

J.R. Ward · Post by **Cheshire_wolf** » 17 Apr 2025, 09:40

Where do I find the subjective commas then? As well as where to check if a word should/shouldn't be added based on opinion? I've found that due to editors discretion that if they feel a sentence needs a word added it can make the entire sentence wrong where points will be removed accordingly. However what if the sentence was already fine and due to this it is now wrong? Is there a topic for this?

Post by **Elina Loyet** » 21 May 2025, 07:28

Hi, what about this sentence?

“Overall, I am glad that I came across this book and I enjoyed reading it!”

I was told by an editor that I should have a comma after the word “book” - is that correct or was the editor wrong?

Thanks!

Post by **Diana Lowery** » 21 May 2025, 10:51

Elina Loyet wrote: ↑21 May 2025, 07:28 Hi, what about this sentence?

“Overall, I am glad that I came across this book and I enjoyed reading it!”

I was told by an editor that I should have a comma after the word “book” - is that correct or was the editor wrong?

Thanks!

The editor is wrong. You should ask for a recheck and cite Scott's post:
https://forums.onlinebookclub.org/viewt ... 2&t=130072

Post by **Elina Loyet** » Today, 13:15

The reviewer gave the following error in my review. Is that correct, or is that subjective?
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"The book covered topics I never thought about, such as considering the resale value of a home, and the types and styles of homes available."

--> The book covered topics I never thought about, such as considering the resale value of a home [remove the comma] and the types and styles of homes available.

[This is an objective grammatical error because the comma here is breaking a single cohesive list of items (a compound object) that share the same grammatical function in the sentence.]