Comments on: Lesson 1: Commas are essential, but how do you use them?

By: sandra

sandra — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 23:14:06 +0000

That is a very well written article. I know what you mean with commas and how no written rules apply to where you put them, I will use your tips in the future.

By: Sears Employment

Sears Employment — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 16:13:35 +0000

It’s so nice to see someone sharing proper grammer tips. We seem to have gonde downhill in that department these days.

By: Theda K.

Theda K. — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 20:05:46 +0000

I see your point, Matt.

However, according to both the Chicago Manual of Style and the Harbrace College Handbook, a comma before the conjunction in a sentence with a compound predicate is more of a judgment call, though it’s generally preferred that there is no comma, as you said.

It’s not a punctuation error, though.

So I can’t answer your all-caps question, since I didn’t put a comma error at the top of my post. It’s a matter of style or preference to some extent.

I am sure, though, that I do have errors throughout many of my posts (I never claimed to be perfect). But that particular sentence doesn’t happen to have an error, according to my sources.

Thanks for the heads up, Matt!

By: Matt

Matt — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 10:07:56 +0000

there’s no subject after the conjunction in the second half of the sentence. To remedy this you should either remove the comma or write the following:
“Commas make sentences flow, and THEY help convey an author’s true meaning.”

By: Theda K.

Theda K. — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 07:02:33 +0000

I don’t see an error in the sentence you quoted. Please feel free to let me know how it was an error (and where I can find that rule too…I definitely want my post to be error free, at least as far as commas go).

By: Matt

Matt — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 06:48:24 +0000

“Commas make sentences flow, and help convey an author’s true meaning.”

WHY WOULD YOU PUT A COMMA ERROR AT THE TOP OF YOUR POST!?

By: Copywriting tips of the week | Crayon Writer

Copywriting tips of the week | Crayon Writer — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 04:40:34 +0000

[...] point, chances are you do have to pause at some point during the sentence. So be sure to use a comma somewhere. But be careful. I don’t know which is worse. Using commas all over the place, or not using [...]

By: Lesson 2: When you write, commas are your friends | Crayon Writer

Lesson 2: When you write, commas are your friends | Crayon Writer — Wed, 13 Jun 2007 08:37:34 +0000

[...] begin Lesson 2 of our series on commas. If you missed Lesson 1, you can find it [...]

By: Theda K.

Theda K. — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 17:08:30 +0000

Thanks for stopping by, El Yanqui. Cute quote, too. I dropped by your site too. If you come back, feel free to Stumble any posts you like. Hope to see you again!

By: El Yanqui

El Yanqui — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 11:06:29 +0000

You have a good site here, with some useful information.

I like this post and it reminds me of the Elizabeth Clarkson Zwart quote: The older I grow, the less important the comma becomes. Let the reader catch his own breath.