, and dance

[Anna232]

According to my book, the correct choice is "and" in #18. But what kind of comma usage is it?

"Try to make it even more relaxing, and dance."

 

[5jj]

Please always give us the name of the book and its author. You have been asked this before!

 

[Anna232]

Please lways give us the name of the book and its author. You have been asked this before!

Sorry. It is a Georgian textbook by Maia Beladze.

 

[emsr2d2]

Sorry. It is a Georgian textbook by Maia Beladze.

We need the title of the book too. This is a legal requirement due to the strict copyright rules in the UK (where the forum is based). Every time you post a quote or excerpt from someone else's work, you must give us the title of the book (or name of website etc) as well as the name(s) of the author(s).

 

[Anna232]

We need the title of the book too. This is a legal requirement due to the strict copyright rules in the UK (where the forum is based). Every time you post a quote or excerpt from someone else's work, you must give us the title of the book (or name of website etc) as well as the name(s) of the author(s).

I am sorry. OK. The title is A Complete Course of English Grammar.

 

[emsr2d2]

If the comma were not there, the reader might see "Try to make it even more relaxing and" and expect a second adjective. The use of the comma makes the break between the two ideas "Make it even more relaxing" and "dance" clear.

 

[Anna232]

If the comma were not there, the reader might see "Try to make it even more relaxing and" and expect a second adjective. The use of the comma makes the break between the two ideas "Make it even more relaxing" and "dance" clear.

Could you tell me, please which use it is from this list? Either it is not listed, or I misunderstand.

Comma - The Grammar Guide

When should you use a comma? Is it grammatically correct to put a comma before "and"? Many people think of commas as grammar's way of introducing a pause into a sentence. While that may be true for how writers and speakers read commas, you can't simply throw a comma any place you pause in a...

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• Before a coordinating conjunction when it separates two independent clauses.
• Before "then" when it separates two independent clauses.
• Before a coordinating conjunction when it separates an independent and dependent clause as an Oxford comma.
• After an initial/introductory adverb that modifies a whole sentence or independent clause.
• After a time phrase that comes before a sentence or independent clause.
• After a subordinate clause—one that starts with a subordinating conjunction.
• Before a subordinate clause—in some specific cases.
• Between two adjectives when they both modify the noun—coordinate adjectives.
• After an introductory prepositional phrase.
• Before and after a participle phrase.
• When a word is omitted intentionally for stylistic reasons.
• After an adverbial infinitive phrase.
• At the end of a quotation, before the closing quotation mark.
• Before an opening quotation mark.
• To set off contrasting phrases.
• Before an appositive.
• After an appositive.
• Before "which" in nonrestrictive phrases.
• To separate list items.
• To separate out a parenthetical element of a sentence.
• To separate city and country/city and state.
• To set off a vocative.
• To separate the day from the month, and the date from the year.
• Before and after "too."
• In numbers as a separator.
• Before and after “please.”
• Before and after "then."

That’s a long list, and it requires some knowledge of grammatical terminology to process it. So let’s look at specific questions and examples of comma usage

 

[Annabel Lee]

. . . what kind of comma usage is it?

"Try to make it even more relaxing, and dance."

It's the usage called for in the first item of your bulleted list: "Before a coordinating conjunction when it separates two independent clauses." There are two independent imperative clauses: "Try to make it even more relaxing" and "dance." They are separated by the coordinating conjunction "and," and a comma comes before the coordinating conjunction.

 

[Rover_KE]

What is the date of publication of the book? Some of the comma uses listed there are no longer prevalent in modern English and should not be treated as definitive.

My search for 'Maia Geladze' returned the response 'It looks like there aren't many great matches for your search'. In fact, there are none - Google's never heard of her.

 

[Tarheel]

Well, I wouldn't use that list unless I was paid to do so. For one thing, I am one of those people who does not put a comma before "too". (I never have.)

That list is too long.

 

[Anna232]

What is the date of publication of the book?

I don't know. I have a copy. Just a few pages. The list I have in post #7 isn't from the book.

Some of the comma uses listed there are no longer prevalent in modern English and should not be treated as definitive.

Do you mean the list in post #7 that is no longer valid?

My search for 'Maia Geladze' returned the response 'It looks like there aren't many great matches for your search'. In fact, there are none - Google's never heard of her.

 

[emsr2d2]

Do you mean the list in post #7 that is no longer valid?

Rover_KE was referring to that list and clearly said "Some of the comma uses listed there are no longer prevalent in modern English ...". From that, you can only extrapolate that some of the uses are "no longer valid", but you can't assume that applies to the whole list.

 

[Anna232]

Rover_KE was referring to that list and clearly said "Some of the comma uses listed there are no longer prevalent in modern English ...".
From that, you can only extrapolate that some of the uses are "no longer valid", but you can't assume that applies to the whole list.

Is it a better list that I could use?

Rules for Using Commas

Ah, the comma. Of all the punctuation marks in English, this one is perhaps the most misused. And it’s no wonder. There are lots…

www.grammarly.com

 

[Rover_KE]

Is this a better list that I could use?

Rules for Using Commas

Ah, the comma. Of all the punctuation marks in English, this one is perhaps the most misused. And it’s no wonder. There are lots…

www.grammarly.com

That link does not lead to a list of comma uses.

 

[Anna232]

That link does not lead to a list of comma uses.

I just checked again. It is an article about the correct use of commas.
It says Rules for using commas https://www.grammarly.com/blog/punctuation-capitalization/comma/

 

[emsr2d2]

It leads to Grammarly, which requires you to sign up for an account before you can access the articles.

 

[Anna232]

It leads to Grammarly, which requires you to sign up for an account before you can access the articles.

Oh, that's strange. I can read the article without having to sign up.

 

[Anna232]

It leads to Grammarly, which requires you to sign up for an account before you can access the articles.

Could you tell me, please which usages are no longer valid from that list in post #7?