Commas

As a general rule, commas can be used to list items in a series, to join sentences and to set off parenthetic or introductory phrases (for commas in lists in sentence form, see Elements in lists).

For further guidance on using commas, please consult the following sections:

• Listing items in a series
• Joining sentences
• Setting off phrases
• Other uses of commas

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