Commas & Lists

Commas in English Grammar are a very common part English Punctuation. Commas are used to separate a list of nouns, including names), 2 or more adjectives , a list of independent clauses or any other kind of lists.

Rules for using Commas with List

  1. Commas are used when there are 2 or more nouns in a list (example: cats, dogs and mice).
  2. It is common for "and" or "or" to separate the last 2 words in a list.
  3. A comma is optional before the word "and" or "or".

Examples:

    • Tomorrow is going to be hot, sunny and dry.
    • I have to buy tomatoes, beans, peppers and a lot of onions.
    • Do you want to listen to rock music, Jazz or pop music

Quote:

"It is not titles that honor men, but men that honor titles."

English Punctuation

    Vocabulary Word:

    Adjective

    anthropomorphic (not comparable)

    Positive
    anthropomorphic

    Comparative
    not comparable

    Superlative
    none (absolute)

    1. Having the form of a man
    2. (of inanimate objects, animals, or other non-human entities) given human attributes
      • 1909, The Quarterly Review, p. 124:
        The mystic is one to whom the unitive, pantheistic, or at least the panentheistic, aspects of the divinity are as congenial as the deistic, polytheistic, and anthropomorphic aspects are to the institutional mind.

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