How To Use Multiple Commas
Coordinate adjectives versus cumulative adjectives.
How to use multiple commas. When multiple adjectives modify a noun to an equal degree they are said to be coordinate and should be separated by commas. You could use a comma to separate the cities from the countries and a semicolon to separate the locations. Examine these correctly punctuated sentences. Hilda was back in a few moments wearing a long gray squirrel coat and a broad fur hat. When there are only two items there is no comma.
Can i use the following sentence. See the example of the semicolon being used as a super comma given at this the oatmeal comic. Also don t use commas to separate other descriptions from words that indicate number or amount many more few less and so forth. More descriptive words that you shouldn t separate from other descriptions or from the words that they describe include other another this that these those. I have painted the entire house but she is still working on sanding the floors.
I m trying to write an about us page of a blog where i m facing issue of using multiple ands and commas. One way to tell whether the adjectives are coordinate is to try switching the order of them. If the clauses are short your call then leave out the comma. When you use a string of adjectives you often separate the adjectives with commas as in he is tall dark and handsome sometimes though you don t use a comma between two adjectives. Even if your wishes are less than festive you still want your comma use to be on point.
As a bracketing or isolating comma to mark off a weak interruption of the sentence so the sentence flows more smoothly. If the sentence still sounds natural the adjectives are coordinate. If the introduction is less than 3 words a comma is considered optional. As a gapping comma to show that words have been removed instead of repeated. As a joining comma in joining two sentences together with and or etc.
Use of multiple ands here seems a bit odd to me. I have lived in sydney australia. If you have only one clause one subject and verb pair you generally won t need a comma in front of the conjunction. That man is a pompous self righteous annoying idiot. These phrases add information to a sentence but do not have a subject and verb that are separate from the subject and verb in the main clause of the sentence.