commas & semicolons
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To separate two contiguous clauses with a conjunction. Tom went to the store, and he bought
milk.
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To separate two contiguous clauses with a comma and no conjunction Tom went to the store, he bought milk.
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To separate two contiguous clauses without a conjunction. Tom went to the store; he bought milk.
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To indicate an introductory word, phrase or clause. First, she went to school. After eating dinner, Passion went to go
read a book. Since Passion did not have a book, she
went for a walk. I believe that if she wanted to read, she
could have found something.
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To indicate nonessential or nonrestrictive phrases. Rachel, who broke her leg, had to stay in
bed for a week. Her mother, Jane, went to the store for
her.
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To separate items in a list or series. He bought milk, eggs, and butter. She went to the school, the store and
her job.
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To separate two adjectives. He rode the old, red bicycle.▪ He rode the old and red bicycle.
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To indicate dialogue John said, “hello.”