4 Comma Rules

The monarch was a great ruler, and England won many wars during his reign.

Albert Einstein, who was born in Germany, became an American citizen.

A period ends a sentence, while a comma indicates a smaller break.

While Sheldon likes turtles his sister prefers foxes.

He liked going to restaurants visiting museums and going to the movies.

The fox shouts cackles and yells.

The optional comma at the end of a list of items in a series in a sentence is called:

Because the king did not have a son, his daughter became the queen.

The table may be covered with gifts, food, and flowers.

An INDEPENDENT CLAUSE is...

The bill which was popular with young voters finally passed.

Because he had to follow the rules he wasn't able to follow his heart.

She liked to run in the park and she found that it relieved her stress.

My mother therefore never allowed me to chew gum.

Comma rules can be complicated but they help students understand punctuation.