commas
by Reem Horani
1. A list of 3 or more items
1.1. put a comma between each item
2. quotations
2.1. Put a comma before the thing they said
2.1.1. She said, "it is a lot of fun."
2.2. Put a comma after the thing they said
2.2.1. "It is a lot of fun," she said.
3. between 2 independent clauses
3.1. Coordinating conjunctions
3.1.1. FANBOYS
3.1.1.1. for and nor but or yet so
3.2. Put the comma before the coordinating conjunction
4. Dependent clause +independent
4.1. When the dependent clause is first
4.1.1. Dependent clauses start with words like unless, if, when, whether, while