Rules for Using Comma

A comma is used to distinguish direct quotations.

Ex.: Samuel Butler said, “God cannot alter the past, but historians can.”

        “Get out of your car,” the cop ordered. “I need to talk to you.”

Rules for Using Comma

A comma is used after the phrase, which precedes the subject of the sentence.

Ex.: When you reach the station, please call me.

        If you don’t work hard, you can’t succeed in life.

Rules for Using Comma

A comma is used to separate three or more phrases/words/clauses that are written in a series.

Ex.: The government promised to take prompt measures to bring down corruption, inflation, unemployment,    and crime rates.

       The victim was strangled to death, bundled into a sack, and thrown off a bridge.

Rules for Using Comma

A comma together with a conjunction connects two independent clauses.

Ex.: His leg was injured, so he couldn’t run fast.

        He had many cars, yet he chose to travel by bus.