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No. A comma precedes "such as" when what follows is an example of whatever went before. In this case, it is nonrestrictive. (For nonrestrictive constructions: use a comma.)
Example
My favorite flavors of candy are fruit flavors, such as cherry and lemon.
The sentence is complete and the idea is complete without the list of specific instances. The list just illustrates the meaning of "fruit flavors" but does not restrict it. So it is nonrestrictive and needs a comma.
You don't use a comma before "such as" when what follows defines or limits what went before. In this case it is restrictive. (For restrictive constructions: no comma.) Example
The refugees were unable to carry things such as clothes, bedding, and furniture.
Here, what comes after "such as" serves to define (restrict) the idea of "things." The category isn't named. The list is necessary to explain what kinds of things the refugees had to leave behind. The category might be "household goods," but it isn't stated--instead, the "such as" list supplies the definition. It is restrictive. No comma.
(It would be better English to say "such things as...," but this wording stresses the parallel example.)
If you rewrote this sentence to name the category, you would then not need the comma:
The refugees were unable to carry their household goods, such as clothes, bedding, and furniture.
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last comma before the and is not necessary
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No. A comma precedes "such as" when what follows is an example of whatever went before. In this case, it is nonrestrictive. (For nonrestrictive constructions: use a comma.)
Example
My favorite flavors of candy are fruit flavors, such as cherry and lemon.
The sentence is complete and the idea is complete without the list of specific instances. The list just illustrates the meaning of "fruit flavors" but does not restrict it. So it is nonrestrictive and needs a comma.
You don't use a comma before "such as" when what follows defines or limits what went before. In this case it is restrictive. (For restrictive constructions: no comma.) Example
The refugees were unable to carry things such as clothes, bedding, and furniture.
Here, what comes after "such as" serves to define (restrict) the idea of "things." The category isn't named. The list is necessary to explain what kinds of things the refugees had to leave behind. The category might be "household goods," but it isn't stated--instead, the "such as" list supplies the definition. It is restrictive. No comma.
(It would be better English to say "such things as...," but this wording stresses the parallel example.)
If you rewrote this sentence to name the category, you would then not need the comma:
The refugees were unable to carry their household goods, such as clothes, bedding, and furniture.
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A comma splice occurs when two independent clauses are connected with only a comma. To identify a comma splice, look for two complete sentences joined together with a comma without a coordinating conjunction (and, but, or, etc.) or a semicolon. Fix a comma splice by adding a coordinating conjunction, replacing the comma with a semicolon, or using a period to make separate sentences.
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No, they don't and I don't know if it's comma like coe-ma or comma like comma, and if it was a comma like comma, it would be an apostrophe.
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A comma splice is such a comma, when it collects two independent clauses are connected by only a comma. The following example illustrates a comma splice: the job is hard, get some rest.
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Comma comes from the Greek word komma meaning a piece cut off.
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No, I believe that the comma is before the 'or', or I may be mistaken.
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No, don't use a comma after "and" in a series.
There are two acceptable comma styles for series. One includes a comma before the final "and" (red, yellow, and blue). The other does not include the final comma (red, yellow and blue).
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A comma splice is the attempt to join two independent clauses with a comma without a coordinating conjunction. For example, "She walked the dog last night, today she fed it."
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Not necessarily. The comma indicates a pause in speech. Use a comma after "but" only to indicate a noticeable pause in speech. If there is no pause, there should be no comma.
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A comma is typically placed before "or" when it separates independent clauses in a sentence. However, a comma is not needed after "or" in most cases.
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Yes, a comma is usually placed before the word "or" when joining two independent clauses in a sentence. This is known as the serial comma or Oxford comma.
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The serial comma is also called the Oxford comma because it is commonly used by writers and editors at Oxford University Press. The use of the serial comma helps clarify lists by separating each item with a comma, including before the conjunction.
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No, there is no comma in the title "America the Beautiful."
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Do not put a space before a comma. Put one space afterthe comma.
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if you mean an apostrophe, it would be Tina's or for a comma you would just place the comma at the end of the person's name.
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If your question is the following then there should be no comma: Should there be a comma after "a man by the name of _______"?
No comma is needed.
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You typically place a comma before a conjunction when it separates two independent clauses. If the conjunction connects two words or phrases, a comma is not necessary.
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A comma usually comes before "which" when introducing a nonrestrictive clause in a sentence. If "which" is part of a restrictive clause, then a comma is typically not used.
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add a comma after the semicolon.
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It should be-- Hi!
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No. After the word and comma can not be used, as it is grammatically inappropriate to use comma after conjunctions such as and, which are called coordinate conjunctions.
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no. if but before is a sentence on its on and after but is a sentence on its own then put a comma before but.
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You can use ", and" or just "and" but not just a comma.
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No comma is necessary.
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Yes, a comma should be used after "which" when it introduces a nonrestrictive clause in a sentence.
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