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Place the comma after the month and the day: August 15, 2012
Yes, you should place one space after a comma. This is the standard convention in English language punctuation.
I assume that you are asking whether one should use a comma before 'and' when writing a series of items. For example: When you are going shopping, please buy milk, eggs, butter, and cheese. Unfortunately, there is no one concrete answer to this question. In fact, the question as to whether one should put a comma before the 'and' when completing a series is so hotly debated among grammar enthusiasts that it has received a name: the Oxford comma. Those who support the use of this comma before the 'and' argue that when a comma is not used, it makes the last two items seem as if they are part of one unit. For example: My favourite types of sandwich are egg salad, tomato, peanut butter and jam. Though technically it is not grammatically correct if one takes 'peanut butter and jam' to be a single type of preferred sandwich, it is a common misreading of the sentence. However, for those who do not support the use of this comma, the argument is that 'and' takes the place of the comma--that and literally has the same meaning as a comma in this context. An example would be this: I need to buy pencils, erasers, pencil crayons and looseleaf. There is no real 'right' answer to this question; it is merely a matter of consistency and personal preference. I like to use a comma before 'and', but if you don't, that is also fine. The important thing is that you remain consistent. If you are going to put a comma before 'and' in a list, then always do it.
The correct way is to separate an apartment or office number from a street address with a comma, especially if they both appear in the same line.
The decimal point. However, in many European countries, a "decimal comma" is used instead.
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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.
Place the comma after the month and the day: August 15, 2012
Depending on what the sentence is about you may use a comma before 'called';however, in some instances you may not be allowed to place a comma before the word called.
Yes, you should use a comma before and after a city and state when it is placed in the middle of a sentence. For example: "She lives in Los Angeles, California, with her family."
When using the word "however" in the middle of a sentence, you use commas before and after the word if combining a independent and dependent clauses. You may also use it for two independent clauses or use a ";" before the word however followed by a comma.
Basically, a comma is a direction from the writer to the reader to give a little pause while reading. If the sentence begins with the word 'although, no comma is required. If the sentence has although in the middle, a comma may be place after it.I helped him, although he had never helped me.
The comma should come before the word "but" when it is used to separate two independent clauses. For example: "I wanted to go to the store, but it started raining."
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Yes, a comma is typically placed before a conjunction in a compound sentence or to separate items in a list.
A comma is typically placed before the word "but" when it is connecting two independent clauses. If "but" is used to connect two elements within a single clause, a comma is not needed.
Yes, you can use a comma before "as well" to separate it from the rest of the sentence. This can help make the sentence clearer and improve readability.