This Ain't No Math Blog. It's GRAMMAR Time!

Post #6 by G.M. (C/D Block) I am not sure where G.M. found her sources, since she DID NOT have proper citation on her post submission; however, the content of her post was great! Many students wrote similar information. G.M.'s post was well-written. (Mrs. Adkins) G.M.'s Submission: A comma in writing is like a pause inside a sentence. You can’t help but stop when you see a comma. There are a lot of rules for using commas such as when you are separating the date from the month. Example: December 17, 2012. Commas are also used to separate two adjectives when the word “and” can be inserted between them. An example would be: Jimmy is a brilliant, smart boy. You don’t have to put a comma between brilliant and smart, you could’ve put the word “and” instead: Jimmy is a brilliant and smart boy. Commas are very difficult to use in writing because sometimes people don’t know where to put them. It is often hard to use commas in dialogue too. An example that people often mistake would be: “He doesn’t know how to play,” said John. If the person who is talking comes after what they are saying, then there should be a comma instead of a period inside the quotation mark. When the person who is talking comes before what they are saying, then the comma should go after said, asked, exclaimed, or whatever type of emotion you would like them to display. Commas are something to take really seriously in writing.