Rule 3
Rule 3: Use a comma to set off introductory elements. This is especially important when writing QUESTIONS and following a clause beginning with the word, “If.”
Examples of correct usage:
- However, once you made it to the appointment, why did you not check in at the reception desk?
- Understanding I am not an expert in this field, can you explain your meaning?
- After I received the full payment, I released the unit.
- If you don’t see anything you like, please let me know.
- If you think I made a mistake, just tell me!
Note that the phrase following the comma is a complete thought and COULD stand on its own.
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StefanieT
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Hi Joshua, this is such easy to understand training.
I've always considered myself good at grammar...until I started writing for my website that is. I then had to start to really think about what I was doing, and got so much wrong in the ways of comma's especially.
I was having a nightmare with it and have proof read most of my posts about 50 times now, and I still find mistakes!!! I'm a perfectionist :-)
But, I have learnt so much 11 months down the line, and believe I've almost cracked the code ha ha. But I have made a few notes of some of your pointers here and stuck them on my desk.
You know what would be really great (if you get time to of course), if you could do some training on semi colon, and colon, as I still have a bit of a problem with these, and so tend not to use them when I probably should.
Thank you
I've always considered myself good at grammar...until I started writing for my website that is. I then had to start to really think about what I was doing, and got so much wrong in the ways of comma's especially.
I was having a nightmare with it and have proof read most of my posts about 50 times now, and I still find mistakes!!! I'm a perfectionist :-)
But, I have learnt so much 11 months down the line, and believe I've almost cracked the code ha ha. But I have made a few notes of some of your pointers here and stuck them on my desk.
You know what would be really great (if you get time to of course), if you could do some training on semi colon, and colon, as I still have a bit of a problem with these, and so tend not to use them when I probably should.
Thank you