commas

[bieasy]

Hi,

I have sometimes doubts about the use of the commas. What do you recommend me?

[Tdol]

Comma usage can be a matter of taste sometimes, so it is not always consistent. However, there are cases where things are right or wrong. Could you give us an example where you're not sure?

[bieasy]

Originally Posted by Tdol

Comma usage can be a matter of taste sometimes, so it is not always consistent. However, there are cases where things are right or wrong. Could you give us an example where you're not sure?

Now, Ladies and gentleman, I have the honor to..... (= correct)?

I saw a cat, a mouse, and a fox in the forest .... (= correct)?

He is the man I saw (no comma between man & I)?

[Tdol]

1 Yes- separate names of people and other forms of address with commas.
2 Yes, but the last comma is optional; it's called the Oxford comma.
3 Yes

[bieasy]

Originally Posted by Tdol

1 Yes- separate names of people and other forms of address with commas.
2 Yes, but the last comma is optional; it's called the Oxford comma.
3 Yes

Thank you,

And what about: "Now, John is standing outside the van." ----> correct?

[Tdol]

It's correct, but it is an optional one. There is a general tendency towards a simplification of punctuation and it is very common not to put a comma there where you have an adverb of time. However, where it is a longer phrase, people tend to use a comma.

[bieasy]

Originally Posted by Tdol

It's correct, but it is an optional one. There is a general tendency towards a simplification of punctuation and it is very common not to put a comma there where you have an adverb of time. However, where it is a longer phrase, people tend to use a comma.

Thank you, Tdol