Between items in a list when the list items have commas: I want to transfer to UCLA or USC therefore, I need to get good grades at LBCC.ģ.
Before a conjunctive adverb (like however or therefore): I’m not hungry he wants to eat a big lunch.Ģ. In place of a comma and a conjunction to join independent clauses: Outside the quotation marks when the question mark is not part of the quoted text:ĭo you know the meaning of the word “juxtaposition”?ġ. Inside the quotation marks only when the question mark is part of the quoted text: At the end of a direct question, but not when the sentence is not a direct question:ĭavid asked me if I knew the way to San Jose. Tony asked Nancy, “Can I read ‘Lost heroes’ when you are finished using it?”ġ. When using quotation marks within a quotation, use single quotation marks: Nancy quoted from the article “Lost Heroes” in her research paper.ģ. Around titles of songs, short articles or essays, stories, poems: The teacher said, “We will have an exam next Tuesday.”Ģ. Now that I have a good job, I get paid a better salary, not minimum wage. Before and after an element that contrasts with a previous element: Sleeping soundly, Linda did not wake up when the earthquake hit.ġ3. After introductory verbals or verbal phrases: (Do not use commas if the date is inverted-17 March 2014-or if it does not include the day.)ġ2. My father was born on December 31, 1953, in the morning. Between elements in locations, dates, or addresses: Sigmund Freud asked, “What do women want?”ġ1. Mulberries, which happen to be my least favorite berry, are expensive this year. Around non-limiting (non-restrictive, non-essential) clauses, phrases, or information: Around a thrown-in interrupting expression (However, I think, After all, etc):īill Clinton is, in my opinion, a terrible role model.ĩ. Read a good book, such as The Perks of Being a Wallflower.Ĩ. Before such as when it is followed by an example or a list: After an introductory dependent clause:Īfter she had worked at the company for six years, she decided she hated her job.ħ.
Around appositives (a word or phrase that renames or defines a preceding noun):īarry Bonds, the best home run hitter in baseball, is left-handed.Ħ. Unfortunately, I only had a 2.5 GPA last semester.ĥ. Remember to buy milk, butter, eggs, bread, and juice.
To whom it may concern comma or colon series#
Between individual items in a series or list:
To whom it may concern comma or colon movie#
The movie was terrible, and the audience was making fun of it.Ģ. Between main clauses with a coordinating conjunction (for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so):
The determined scientist thought to himself, “I must find a solution.”ġ. Just before he lost consciousness, the victim whispered, “Help me. As elements of ellipses, which indicate omitted words: Audrey Aimes is an award-winning photographer.ģ. Imperative (a command): Go to the grocery store and buy milk.Įd Wilson, Ph.D. At the end of declarative and imperative sentences:ĭeclarative (a statement): The book is on the desk.
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