I bought apples, bananas, oranges, and grapes at the store.
Yes, the commas are separating the items in the list.
I like dogs cats and mice.
After dogs and cats.
My grandmother, who is 90 years old, has her own Facebook account.
To set off nonessential clauses.
Ruth, you don't know your commas.
Direct address
I love, apples bananas and, oranges.
No, there should be a comma after apples, a comma after bananas, and no comma after love (this is a series).
You can study or you can drop out.
After study
First, we have to do homework.
Transitions
If our group wants to pass English class, we have to do work.
After a introductory clause or phrase.
Mrs. Schwab, can you give us all a hundred on the comma retest?
Yes, it is a direct address.
Gum is not allowed in class because someone who is not very smart decided to stick some on Mrs. Schwab's bookshelf.
After class, after someone, and after smart.
December 8th, 2024.
To use with dates or addresses.
Social studies makes me bored, tired, and sleepy.
Commas in a series.
In Cyrano de Bergerac, Cyrano says, "Climb, blockhead, climb!"
Yes, it is a direct address.
Mrs. Vigliotta our math teacher gives us way too much homework.
After Mrs. Vigliotta, and after teacher.
Ruth has curly, bouncy hair.
To separate coordinating adjectives.
You can fool around, or we can do work.
Before a coordinating conjunction (FANBOYS).
Today's date is Sunday December, 8, 2024.
No, there should be a comma after Sunday, and no comma after December.
The cat jumped over the fence into the neighbor's garden where it found a sunny spot and lay down to rest while the bees buzzed around the flowers nearby.
Trick question- nowhere!
Vinisha said, "We need to lock in" while we were doing our project.
To set off quoted elements.
My car, a blue infinity, always gets stared at on the road.
To set off appositives.