Comma Rules
Equal Adjectives
Equal Adjectives
Sweet thoughtful Mrs. Gothing helps me with my homework.
Sweet, thoughtful Mrs. Gothing helps me with my homework.
Tomorrow is Tuesday February 1 2022.
Tomorrow is Tuesday, February 1, 2022.
I live at 220 Main Street Blacksburg Virginia.
I live at 220 Main Street, Blacksburg, Virginia.
There were seven yellow cats at the store.
Correct as is.
Mrs. Gothing will you please teach me how to use a comma?
Mrs. Gothing, will you please teach me how to use a comma?
My birthday is on February 11th 1986.
My birthday is on February 11th, 1986.
Crystal likes to get her hair done talk on the phone and visit Chicago.
Crystal likes to get her hair done talk, on the phone(,) and visit Chicago.
I saw an old maple tree on their yard
Correct as is.
Hey Fred can you please be quiet?
Hey, Fred, can you please be quiet?
They are going to the zoo on Friday March 10.
They are going to the zoo on Friday, March 10.
The coffee shop that I like is at 12 Coffee Lane Riverdale California.
The coffee shop that I like is at 12 Coffee Lane, Riverdale, California.
The most exciting fun holidays are Christmas Easter and Halloween.
The most exciting, fun holidays are Christmas, Easter(,) and Halloween.
Intelligent funny people make great friends.
Intelligent, funny people make great friends.
How often Charles do I have to tell you to listen?
How often, Charles, do I have to tell you to listen?
November 4 2022 is when I am going to go to the moon.
November 4, 2022, is when I am going to go to the moon.
My friend has a lake house in Lake Placid New York and it is fun.
My friend has a lake house in Lake Placid, New York, and it is fun.
What is the comma rule for lists?
When your sentence contains a list of three or more things, you need a comma between each item in the list but not after the last item in the list. The items in a list could be single words, small phrases, or even complete clauses.
What is the comma rule for equal adjectives?
When you use two adjectives to describe a noun in a similar way, put a comma between them. You know the adjectives are equal if it makes sense to put “and” between them.
What is the comma rule for direct address?
When a speaker is talking to a person and calls that person by name, put commas before and after the name.
Where do the commas need to go in a date?
After the day of the week (if given), month, day, and after the year if the sentence continues.
What is the comma rule for addresses and locations?
When you write out an address or location, always put a comma between the street address and the city as well as between the city and state. Put a comma after the state if the sentence continues afterward.
I went to the movies with Sally Mae Loretta Lynn and Natasha.
I went to the movies with Sally, Mae, Loretta, Lynn and Natasha.
I went to the movies with Sally Mae, Loretta Lynn, and Natasha.