Lesson 79
Commas in a Series and Between Coordinate Adjectives
Use
commas
to
separate three or more words, phrases, or clauses in a series when they
are not connected by conjunctions.
The lights blinked
, flickered
, and went out.
Shelley
bought soft drinks, potato chips
, and gingersnaps for the party.
I checked the windows
, Denise pulled the curtains
, and Dad turned out the lights.
Do not use commas to separate nouns used in pairs (
thunder and lightning, salt and
pepper, bread and butter) that are considered single units.
The paired nouns are set off
from other nouns or groups of nouns in a series, however.
The weather forecast called for cooler temperatures
, thunder and lightning
, and
showers starting tonight.
Place a comma between coordinate adjectives that precede a noun.
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