Punctuation – How to Use Commas in English Writing

Hi Alex
I appreciate your very nice, intersting, and useful lesson.
Thanks Alex
Raul

raul

wow i love this lessing what u give to me i’m trying to do my best in high school,so thanks it was a great teaching from u.alex

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This is great lesson for me!

Pervaiz Hanif Rind

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i would like to extend my gratitude by saying wow!

jerinabraham

Dear sir
i really like this, i was looking for this kind of simply-explained, video lesson. final i got one from u, i realy grateful to you

i am Dhsrahan(name) i am Sri Lankna ,but now in USA

Dhasrahan

thank mr alex, its helpfull

bazcava

Thanks for all, but the audio quality is very poor… Could you fix it?

Cheers

Tony

Yes ! The lesson is very useful but the audio isn’t very good .

tuan_kkt

Where is the audio problem? Its sounds good to me!!

karen1996

There’s no problem with the video. It sounds very good. I think you have to fix your speakers

JF87

Yes, I agree with toy, there’s problem with audio, it’s clear and loud.

Tiberius

Yes, I agree with you, there’s no problem with the audio, it’s clear and loud.

Tiberius

I CAN HEAR IT VERy CLEARLy.

Aisha

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My name is Sveta,I am from Ukraine.I am going to learn YOUR native language(Spanish).I would like you to tell me about it.Is it complicated or not???
Best regards.

svetlanka95

I wish for you doing well in your exam

hany

Dear Karen,

It’s just fine, You just need to try again.

Thanks.

semafoo

i agree with you

francisco berti da cruz

Thank you so much for your helpfull lesson !

Jean

Hello there…

The lesson is Very informative, and i really like it.

Mr. Allex;

I’m having some difficulties on understanding the syllable, like, if you have a word, and i want to know how many syllable does it have.

please, advise

AGEELMA

great!
thanks Alex

ghost2005

HELLO THERE…

I come across a book that talks merely on technical writing. In the book, it was mentioned that when the writer wants to quate someone then he should use a colon.
As per this lesson, comma is used when we quate.

Please, advise for this and the one posted on june 17th 2009

AGEELMA

I think it’s the same as the example 7.

Anna

I,Reynaldo,need to put more attention in class from Alex.In order to, improve faster.
Thank you,Mr Alex.

Reynaldo

Very well the lesson, thanks for you do this!!

emoreno

Thanks a lot for the interesting, nice, meaningful lesson. Personally, I learned a lot out of it.

M. Waleed

Hi, Dear Alex

I can not express how greatfull i am to you for teaching us the most confused part of eglnish punctuation.

“One who does not thank people will not thank Allah-(God)”
thank allex,

elmi

Hi, all. I got 100% again! Alex, one question: Should we put comma between sentences if the independent one comes first?

Alena20

According to the video, it’s no need to put comma if the independent one comes first.

Anna

As Anna noted, if the independent clause comes first, you do not need to place a comma between it and the dependent clause.

Thanks for the question, Alena20.

Alex

hi, dear alex thanks for the intersting,nice lessons.i have some dficalty to use past partsipl if you could help me please.

almaz

I will keep this in mind for future lessons. Thank you for the suggestion.

Alex

Awesome !!
I like the lesson !

Rommel

thanks!

hoangtran

Good lessons

zach

Awesome lessons. Thank you.

marjorie

extremelly useful, again!

Alexandra

Thank you so much for this interesting video.

Anna

Thank you so much Sir for this very important and interesting viedo.

simochaib

HI!!Thank you very much.after lesson, it is very helpful to have test.I am studying for ACT.Thanks

saber

Hi Alex

You are really good in teaching english grammar and send the massage to student , and i am lucky tp find this website ,so i can learn
a lot and improve me english .

I wish for all the best

Thanks again .

wolfman

I glad I found your page. It is going to be very handy. Thanks for your time.

juarez87

Hi Alex ,

Thanks for the videos. Could you give a video class about article “the”?

Femi

hi Alex

Your class on punctuation is interesting.

thank you

Sylvia

Hi,
Your lesson was excellent.
I’m a teacher of English. I was told to teach students to write something like this:
John is tall, dark and handsome.
According to you, in this lesson, we need another comma after “and”. I will take your word for it, but could you explain why there should/shouldn’t be a comma after “and” in sentences like this?
Thanks in advance 4 your answer.
Abu Nasser

nas94

I think you mean before and !!!
You must write a comma before (and) in this situation.

ashraf

thanks so much and god bless u

mercury

Was a n important lesson thank you Alex.

Pavoreal

I reallt apreciate the lessons!!! you people are the best teachers at internet!!!

mendoza7788

hi sir .fantastic job .by sir

saqib

nas94 I think you tried to say “before and”, didn’t you?

Jefferson

hi Alex, I WANNA ASK YOU A QUESTION ABOUT THE USES OF COMAS .
WHEN WE WANT TO GET ATTENTION OF SOMEBODY , SHOULD WE PUT HIS / HER NAME BETWEEN TWO COMAS LIKE (,JOHN,)
THANKS

ibrahim

Great lesson thank you Alex.

AlexP

Hi Alex ,

Thanks for the videos.
I am very poool in grammar, thank you for this video, it help me so much.
Now I ask you, if it is possible see the pronunciation ruler with vouel and consonants, etc.
thank you
jose

JOSE10

HI
ALEX
THAT CLASS WAS VERY IMPORTANT TO ME, I USUALY DID MISTAKE,BUT NOW YOU HELP ME A LOT.
THANK YOU
JOSE

JOSE

You Rock Alex. Thank you so much.

nizhelski

ALEX
could you tell me which is the difference between make and do because when I am writing or talking I don’t know what to use

thanks

Miriam

your lessons are very informative

thanku

sam

ALEX

Thankyou so mush, you help me alote

Regards
khalid

khalid

Thank you Alex,your classes are very useful for me.Now, I can understand more how to use commas correctly.

ETNA

Hi Alex,
Nice video. Can you please explain how to use comma in a sentnce where there are two ‘and’.

For e.g. Moreover, considering the experience and knowledge of the participants of the interviews, and respondent of the survey helped to gathered qualitative data.

Amey

Thanks man ! It was very important lesson for me, as I am trying to improve and work on my writing ! Anyway, I am from Central Asia .

Bek

Thanks teacher.

Dear Mr. Alex
You are wonderful teacher. Your accent is clear and I really enjoy your videoa. engvid.com is a helpful webside. I want to be a new user. I entered my email but I haven’t received my password yet? why? Please advise.

zoka

Mr.Alex
Your simply superb….Ilearned a lot from u..Try to come with more and more grammers…

rocki

it was very useful.thank q=

yash

Thank You so much Alex. You are helping thousands of people through your videos.

Sangee

They’re really good, useful lessons for me!
I’m glad to find this site. Thank u !

nikori

Hi your lecture has helped me with an assignment.
Thank you very much

val

Thank you so much for your lessons.

Leanne

thank you

d.seraj

Thank you Alex.
It is really good lessons.

bashar ali

Dear Alex,
Thank you so much. The lesson was very interesting. I’ve learned a lot from your clear explanation.

RSagum

Thanks a lot for the lesson!
It was very helpful, cause I often feel confused using commas in writing.

Tomiko

Thank you!

wipeters

Thanks Alex for this useful lesson,but i need some lessons in using the other punctuation marks.Could you help me,please?

Thanks again

Suzi

Alex
You make learning very easy.
Thanks.

Noe

I appreciate ur manner to explain.You are real teacher Alex.

jalal

sir can u explain me about the using of comma with word and like you used it in second example in video i.e. I bought apples,tomatoes, and carrot.
In above sentence you used comma & the word and together. please explain the concept.

& thank u for video..

Swapnil

Hi Alex, I need your advice regarding last question.
In your videos, you told to use commas before “and”, but, in last question, why its wrong to use comma before and?
* Because it was raining, I stayed home, and watched television.

Rabia

Hello, Sir

Really I enjoyed the lesson too much. I thank you for your good and simple explanation.Ffter finishing my English Term this month, I will continue watching your videos.

Best wishes

taif

Thank you.

davidshin

Thanks a lot.

Very clear and simple explanations. I’m sure this will help me in my English exam which I have in a few weeks.

Craig

i say hello to every teacher iam from afghanistan befor i didnt know english but now i know english james is the best teacher in ur website

sayednoor

i will tell a poem to james .
freindship is like a snowball that is to make but that is diffucult to keep for a long time
james plz help me in the writing i cant write english clear

sayednoor

I’ve always wondered all functions of commas in English Writing. Thank you for your good lession. I really appreciate it. Thank you.
Happy New Year

Hailey

thank you it is very helpful

jomman

Thank you very much Alex, your method of teaching was clear and easy to understand. Keep up the good work.

David

Oh Alex thank you so much.

zeeshanphotos

hi alex thank you very much

daud

thanks to your video i learned a lot from it
and i got 6 out of 6 right thats 100% on the mini quiz ^-^ thanks .

NOEMI

thank you mr Alex,God bless you.

benakin

Thanks Alex!
Your lesson is very awesome!
How long have you taught English? You may be a dedicated teacher in teaching for ESL learners like me.
Thanks,
Sincerely
From Kelly in San Diego

kelly

Thanks Alex

Ajay

hi alex,
i have to do my last english exam and i want to know if you can help me. I have tree textes and I have to explain to the Professor the puntuaction rules, so can you explain me how to use semi-colon, dashes and full stop? thanks a lot

marika

Thank you for your video!

Michi

Thans for helpfull support your are providing english learners living around the world
special thanks to Ronnie

Yousuf

Hi alex! How are you doing? You alway do a good job. I like the way when you teach us English. You are a wonderful person. Will you please teach me when we can use all kind of Punctuation? And write some example please? Thanks a lot. I appreciate it. You have a good day.

sue3

good lesson.

jeapsuk

Hi Alex…
its great to have in ur classroom session…
Very good lesson ..
thanxs..

take care

piyush

it is very good lesson,but i didnot know why i get wrong in the last question i choose D, but it was wrong .if u please explan to me i will be happy .thank

wari

Respected sir,
I’m looking for some helpful sites,and eventually i got your site.I’m very grateful to you,and hope you will give us some more good lessons.

shayra

thanks to helping me,alex

bernadette

keep it coming,you rock!

QueenPortia

hi alex,
I really appreciate the way you teach.

denaquarius07

Hi Alex,
it is very very interesting lesson, hope you upload more on how to use puncuations, Chhoeun

Sim Chhoeun, Camboian

I would like to clarify on the use of comma especially when you are stating a list of items or write a series of adjectives. Is there really a comma after the last adjective or before the linking word AND? For example: books, pencils, bags, and laptops.

I have observed that others wrote them without a comma after the last item or adjective or before the linking/conjunctio word AND.

Thank you!

alistair

Thank you Alex,your classes are very useful for me.Now, I can understand more how to use commas correctly.I will also help to teach other people how to use commas.Thank you.

Abass Kamara

I love this video and learn about the commas. Thanks for helping me doing my class work. Thank you Alex.

Divyalika

i found out about this website on youtube…very helpful thank u so much.

Rich

Thanks for this lesson!It is really important to pay attention on commas.

julia

Hello Alex,
Thank your for your nice teaching.
I got the important knoledges from your lesson.
Best wishes,

Ganaa (Mongolia)

I have learnt a new thing today.I found your way of teaching very effective and easy to understand.Thank you so much.

GA hemel

I understand how to use commas in English writng better. Thank you so much.

chacriya

thank you for your lesson

Huong Dao

hi,alex can you teache me how to write an essay.plsss.love

tanisa

I just have to say, “Thank you so very much to all of you”. You are an amazing teachers.

lpn21

Hello, I would like to test my new knowledge comma :0) but I can´t open your quiz :0)

katka0001

i get it finally!! thanks man!!

Shira

Really helpful! Great practice!

Mara

Hi alex, i m nageena from pakistan, u r very good teacher and i m very thankful to you,

nageena niamat

I really understand this part

amal

Hi Alex,I’m like english class

paul

Thank you Alex.
Some of these examples are similar to Russian clauses, so it’s too clear for me now.

olyaber

thanks! it’s very nice!

grace

thanks , it is too clear , i can use ” comma ” more precise ):

tieuyen

Thank you for this lesson!!
VERY helpfull!!! I HAD always problems with it. Note any more, I hope.

rick1234

hi Alex i face the same problem with the audio please fix it

amasatu

Hi.. I’m not clear about the sue of some and any.

Thanks

Hat

Thank you for your wonderful unique lesson!
But I can see nothing of punctuation marks of this lesson.
So I can’t answer any of them.

Yasushi

100%
Thank you,Alex,for this writing lesson!It’s exactly what I really want.I guess,it help me one day)

Any Russia

it was very helpful, but i had a hard time seeing the comma’s.

natasha arnasalam

good job,really help full for everyone

farooz

Hi Alex;
That video is great.Could u please upload the video “would be”,”would have”,”would have been” tutorial on this forum.

ali

Great video. This is much before than my text book. You explained it in a very simple term.

Martha

He’s teaching you all about grammar and punctuation. Looking at these comments, I suspect most of you didn’t pay attention. Lack of capitalization, lack of punctuation, and/or misplaced punctuation (specifically commas, which, proves my point) in almost every one.

Kim.

Very simple and clear, thank you very much.
How about a lesson about comma splices and ran-ons?

ioannis

hi Alex,
thank you very much , i never thought that comma we put it before(and) when there are two clauses

fatima

Dear Alex,
I do thank you for your simple and fruitfull explanation of using commas in English writing. Any way, I would appreciate it more if you go further byond these simple rules.
Thanks again

Amer Hatamleh

Hi Alex, thanks for the lesson. Please forgot my first comment in another lesson

utamids

Thank you so much….this was extremely helpful and probably just save me from taking high school English

jhoney1223

thanks man

MOE

Dear Alic,
I found this lesson very useful. It help me in writing english. please also give lesson on (:) and (;) thanks.

muhammad ahmed qureshi

Great lessons.

Mary

Hi Alex,
I think I’ve come to the right shop
Thank you very much.

Shafali

for the third step you need to put and between smart and happy man because it is 2 and you say 2 or more

tony

Thanks very much for your lesson. it makes understanding.. :)

rana

thanks for your class…

rana

This is very useful lesson. could you please explain another punctuation marks which are importants in writing?
Thanks a lot.

Doaa Galal

Hi Alex, Thank you for teaching me how to use a comma.

Nalanii

thank you for this lesson because you just help me for tomorrow test for high school THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

ashley

Hi Alex, thanks your teaching. becouse everybody can understand your teaching and learning quickly
thanks a lot

yoga

hello is good
thanks.

kousian

Dear Teacher Alex!
You are very nice teacher i got 100 marks in this quiz. You teach very well.
thanks

qasmmujahid321

Hi Alex, thank you so much.

tranceponder

thanks alot .thanks abundle .you are the best .cheers

Essam

You, Alex, did a good job on this commas lesson. Thank you very much.

meilinda

It’s a very entertaining form to learn

Daniel

Thanks Mr.

Shimaa

Job well done, Mr. Alex! That lesson helps a lot:) Cheers!!!….

jeramae

very corisstirol

lamis

very nice

lamis

Dziekuje Alex za bardzo dobre wyjasnienie tematu :)

Pete

Alex,

Well done!

author Sam Song

I think comma is also mean loss of consciousness, is it true??

thehistoguy

Close — that’s a coma!

engVid Moderator

yes, pretty much so, you are now in a state of unconsciousness!

Azad

Hi I`ve been studying English for more than twenty years and I tought grammar long time ago, It has been very helpful to refresh these knowledges one more time. Thanks a lot again.

Rafael Ceballos

By the way, I thought that commas didn`t have to write them after (but. Correct me if I am wrong, please.

Rafael Ceballos

Very informative thanks for sharing

Hansa

thank you Alex

Tejossh

tejossh

this is bad my point3

vasif

thank you so much

samer75

Dear Sir,
i am very impresive this kind of programe, “engvid”, very helpful for me
i want to improve my writing skill,please suggest me,
thanking you,

moizuddin ansari.

I Alex thank you so munch very nice

ronel

Thanks Alex.
Just a query popping up!
Why are we using a comma, when are have used ‘and’?

lavinasukhani

Hi Sir,thanks for this. It really helps me a lot to understand about the lesson. I understand your lesson well than my teachers. =) Sorry but its true.

Anne

Hey Alex,
thanks for this lesson. I’ve gone through many rules and grammar summaries but none of them expain punctation regarding commas so clear. I’m going to write this down to never forget it again. :)

anri

Good for watching,thank a lot,Have a nice day Alex.

suthus

Fine !

optimism

Alex,

In the video you say that a comma is required before a quotation. This is correct, but you disregard the fact that having a comma before a quotation can lead to a comma splice or a sentence fragment. Commas are not always required before quotations, sometimes it is useful to use a colon, a comma, or have absolutely no punctuation prior to the quotation.

Proper quotation integration is the name of the game. Avoiding comma splices and sentence fragments is essential.

Sincerely,

Tom

I AM 9 yEARS OLD

Aisha

This lesson helped me a lot :)
Thank you Alex :)

Sincerely,
Kathy

kathy74

thank you

ericbanks44

thank you very much for all your help.Now I have succeded

aisha

This lesson helped me alot.Thank you very much

sincerely,Aisha

Aisha

Thanks again Alex
You the best

abdi1

Thank you, Sir, Got 6/6.

chanchal17

Mr. Alex All your lessons are very useful, I think you pronunciations is excellent, so I will continue visiting this web page to improve my english!!! Thanks a lot

Kelly

hey sur i just found your,website and i was realy struggling at school cause i was to scared i might go to high school and be dumh…

kitah

Thanks Alex very good class it is help for my writin
Alex

alexander21

oooooooo! I got a smiley face ;) Thanks Alex!

roadkillbyfrogs

Hoorah! I got a big smiley :D Your teaching, Alex, is very good! …. see what I did there;)

roadkillbyfrogs

Dear Sir,
I could learn much about comma, thank you very much for your session.

Please keep it up with more lessons.

Regards & best wishes

Thomas T.Baby from India.

Thomas

I find that you are putting comma before and it is not correct, as either comma or and is necessary.

best regards Thomas

Thomas

I got 5 out of 6

Gladis

Thanks a lot. I appreciate your academic aproach, logic and effective delivery. This topic is really important. However, some examples are missed. It would be nice if you tell more about the position of the author’s words in the direct quotation and add some info on the transition words – that’s difficult for the students.

shanti

The lesson on commas was really useful.
Thanks alot!
:)

Leena

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There are more than 10 rules about the comma use. I am a sort of confused now about separating the short items using comma.
I am used to write in this way : I bought fruit, vegetables, flour and meat in a supermarket rather than I bought fruit, vegetables , flour, and meat in a supermarket.
if the items in the series is group of words, comma is added before and + last item, e.g.,
The firm is a place where I work, read, take a nap sometimes , and have my lunch and supper.
But, yesterday afternoon, I spend time with my family and friends, making food, watching show on TV, and having a walk on the beach.
Am I wrong ? The rule has changed ? Correct me.

stupor67

I agree with Tom’s ideas about quotation.
Dad said ‘ You come with me.’
Dad said: ‘ You come with me.’
Dad said, ‘ You come with me.’
All of them are clear to understanding.

stupor67

This is only my own idea : ‘and’ is put between the second and last word/ or words, implying that we are coming to the end of the sentence.

stupor67

Now, I got answers regarding ‘ comma used in short item’ and “why we need identifying clause.”
1. It seems that the old school rule has been replaced by updated one. Many writers wrote in this way : ,and + the last word/ words.
2. Generally , general word gives us an dull idea or may have multiple interpretation , further questions etc. To prevent the trouble, we need to give more details so that they become specific, e.g.,
I am staring at the cat that has two tails.
I am staring at a cat.
Some people said, abstract and general terms explain attitudes, ideas , explore relationships , such as contingency and priority ; concrete and specific words clarify and illustrate between abstract/ concrete noun and general / specific language, blending them naturally. To achieve this mix , use abstract and general to state your ideas, use concrete and specific to illustrate and support them.
The given sample sentences were :
1) The food ( general ) was appealing ( abstract )
2 ) the warm bread with nut-brown -crust and yeasty aroma made my mouth water.
Obviously , with such a mix, the meaning of sentence become more vivid and more interesting.
Of course, uncountable noun is still a hard part to me. Somethings in mind shift into the countable nouns make me uncomfortable and panic. I have to overcome it.

stupor67

Great lesson ,but the audio was poor.

einstien81011

Hi Alex! I try to learn English. Learning English is necessary for me. Your lessons are comprehensible, and very funny. Thank you very much…

cansen

Hi Alex,

Thanks for the lesson, it is very helpful to me at my work.

purna2

Thanks Alex

zahid76

Nice lesson! Thanks!

sgmmm

Thank you for making things simple!

Autumnb36

Thank you so much Mr. , I got 100 ! :D

fatimaezzahrasadik11

thank you alot

Hadeel Moon

Alex is smart, young, and handsome.

khacnhat

thx

as nas

Dear teacher:

May I ask some questions about the ”,” in advance?

1. What kinds of complex sentence structures should be used “,”?
2. IF “,” locate different location, are there any different meanings?

It would be grateful if you could teach me.
~Thank you~

a0922105222

Thanks a lot, sir Alex! I would like to know more about commas before relative clauses, if it is possible.

ladyjoy

Hi Alex,

I looked a long time for such rules.
Thanks a lot.

Austin1

Good one…Really helpful.

Nengi Benstowe

What a great lesson it was!
Thanks a lot dear Alex

Shahyan

After watching your lesson, I improved my writing skills..

Shahyan

Could someone please explain me the 7 point .. I did not get it..

gariela9488

Hello Alex, thank you for the helpful lecture.
I have a question about the last, ‘transition’ one.

You gave an example of ‘therefore,consequently’.
And if i’m right, both of them are conjunctive adverbs.
So i’m wondering if conjunction, such as but, yet, and although can also be used?

I know he is right. But, ~ ~~

like this kind of sentence
for example,

braneo

Your lesson can teaches 1 more rule.
exited!

Seakleng

good job

BAGHDADI

Nice quiz

Abody95

I got a 100% thank you!

Lisa80

The site which I improve my English by it , is very useful .

aboood1994

i enjoyed with this lesson, because I had 65/100, i must learn more on punctuation.

moezbesbes

6/6 Thanks,Alex!

viacheslavkr

Hi Alex
In last question we have ‘AND’ .Why is not the last one correct ? Shouldn’t we put a commas in front of “and” in this case?Why?
Thank you for your time

kami88

Thank you!

christine333learning

Thank You Alex!!

nandu1308

Thank you very much . I think it’s good way and so effective because you illustrate in clear,and simple way.

I appreciate .

R5emy

Firstly, thank you very much for your informative lecture.
Secondly, I got 2 points wrong number 1 and 2 “commas to separate a list of similar words or phrases”
Cambridge webpage said: “We use commas to separate a list of similar words or phrases:

It’s important to write in clear, simple, accurate words.

They were more friendly, more talkative, more open than last time we met them.

We do not normally use a comma before and at the end of a list of single words:

They travelled through Bulgaria, Slovakia, the Czech Republic and Poland.

American English does use a comma in lists before and:

We took bread, cheese, and fruit with us.” http://dictionary.cambridge.org/grammar/british-grammar/punctuation

So, I think my answers were right as both can be possibly correct

dr.sami

I’m just thankful for this website!!!

Karen001

Hi Alex,

Excellent class. Really thank you!

hectorgastaminza

Simple, but essencial.
The teacher, who makes it simple, deserves my congratulations.

hleao

Hi . My score was 5 out of 6 , because I am confused with the commas before the word `and` . Every where I read about , I get the impression that is not necessary . As soon I will have an exam regarding punctuation ,please , can you clarify this ? Thank you .

Emillia

There is a problem with quiz 6. I think the answer should be C. Will any one explain it to me??

adilbinmahmood

Thanks for a very useful lesson. I always have troubles with commas. But I don’t understand why we should put a comma before “and” in the first and second question.

ndashio

It was great, thank you!!!

jairoeli

Thank you Alex, but I’m confused, should be necessary use the comma before “and”?

Mauiktan

6/6, it was pretty simple, in Russia we have much more rules

tacagero

thank you Alex

ismailenglish

Very useful
thank you

Monaf80

I think this video has much time when it was recorded. but thank you Alex. Greetings from Mexico.

Edynglish

thank you alex. I have a question, the below-mentioned examples apply for both nouns and adjectives?

1. Which of following is correct?
John is tall, dark, and handsome.

2. Which of the following is correct?
I like cars, music, and computers.

sushilgaur

Thanks Alex.

sunhoek

Hi Alex,
Very good lesson.
I really appreciate your help.
Nadir.

nadirissaadi

Hello! Alex.
thanks, credible lesson.
matthew.

Matthew.S. Kovoma

Thank you for the lesson it helped me a lot. I would like to know if its possible to do a lesson about wordiness, parallel sentences, sentence fragment, and modifiers. I would appreciate your explanation since I’m a little frustrated trying to pass a test. :0(

LiLi

Thank you, Alex, for this such a helpful lesson. You speak in a very clear way, and you are quite didactic too. I have always wanted to learn the rules of comma in English, which are a little bit different in Portuguese. Your lesson has helped me a lot. See you in the next video!

Eduardo França

I say about you ,sir Alex, in this comment.he is a nice,kind, and handsome teacher,and his lessons are very new ,useful, and practicable for his students .because his lecture is very clear,I learn many thing .Alex ,who is the best teacher in engvid, said ,you can check out engvid for quiz , .I want to find a teacher lick him for other languages like German , Spanish , and Persian .therefor I search other site . how many mistake I have in my comment? please somebody give me a hand .

majideshghi@

one of my mistake is lick and after therefor I should put a comma please somebody help me my gmail is majideshghi.engvid@gmail.com

majideshghi@

thank you very much

tigrenochek

Hi, Alex

I am definitely enjoyed and learn a lot of commas uses. thank you very much

Abdiwahaab

Hi Alex:

Maybe I’m wrong, but I se to write a colon instead of a comma before quoting SO. He said: “I’m back” instead of He said, “I’m back”.

Thanks & greets from Argentina.
Marcelo.

marcelomiguelbazan

Holla! Sexy man!…;-) You can use the Colon to emphasis, or to discribe a list.
Tu, here’s un hombre mui huapoq/ chullo. Chau!

fox4you2012

Thank u sir . It was nice Class for me .i am really happy.

realrubel

Thanks Sir. The lesson is so useful to me.

eddycardo

i got 83%

k.abed

thank you.

Soei

100. Yes yes and yes

saeful

I got a 50 mark:(

LOL AGENT

I had two mistakes. For example in John is tall, dark, and handsome. Normally, in spanish the “and” replace the comma when is a diferent adjetive.

Herlen Murieles

I´m surprise there is a comma before “and” maybe because in spanish when we separate things the last one has no comma therefore we use “Y” which is the meaning of “and” in spanish, but is very good to know this things. Thanks a lot teacher.

janeth34

Thanks!

shihai182

5. Which of the following is correct?
I was feeling very hungry, so I went to the store to buy some food.

Alex, isn’t it like: Suzy didn’t study. Therefore, she didn’t pass.
comma after the conjuction?

Klausss

Because it was raining, I stayed home and watched television.
Because it was raining, I stayed home, and watched television.
This is a case of a dependent clause coming before an independent clause. To link the two, we must use a comma between each clause.
Before “and” there is no comma? idependent clause.

Klausss

above all , i really appreciate this awesome vedio about one of the most important writing condition .

kinkanihad

ow!! really excited i got 85%

kinkanihad

Simple explanation!!

mdbangoura

gracias.

josedcaceres

Fantastic! I got 100%”………..:-)
Thanks! Adam, for the wonderful lesson.
By the way, my bother’s name is also Adam. Funny!

fox4you2012

Hi Alex, thanks for this lesson!!

angomezv

Hi Alex,

« I bought apples, tomatoes, and carrots. »
Sorry, i don’t understand why the comma between tomatoes and « and »
I bought apples, tomatoes, carrots or I bought apples, tomatoes and carrots without comma before and.
Thank you!

VLucia

Why in the number six the comma does not comes before and ?

michaelmik

he looks like Jonah Hill lol

MrSuperFantasticBOOM

Thanks, so easy to understand the lessons

Grace4

Thank you Alex.

ann ann

i love this video

latitude

That very clear and helpful.
Thank Alex.

huu van vo

I am absolutely elated to find such a helpful, beginners guide to the composition of English in it’s, in my opinion most tangible written form.

EdwenRaven

Hello Alex,
First of all thank you for the helpful videos. I just have a question. The point 1: you said two independent clauses if joined by word like “and” will have a comma in it. For the last question in the quiz I selected the option where it said “Because it was raining, I stayed home, and watched television”.
Now “I stayed home” is an independent clause and watched television is also an independent clause? joined by the word “and”. Shouldn’t we have a comma here too.
Thanks

saadzaheer

Thank you!

rbeache

thank you very much

Aml Mounier

Thank you very much

tax37231

I got poor score. I need more quiz

SUKHDEV SALARIA

I got 100% ! Thank you very much, Alex!

supermegaman

thank you

Mohamed Sellai

Short and clear. Thanks Alex for this great lesson.

Arieh Dorjee

Thank you! That’s all I wanted to know.

Mumin59

Thank you very much Mr. Alex!

Alex-1956

Hi Alex. How do I upload a selfie for my profile picture?

CindyAnn

Thank you! :)
Can someone direct me on how to upload a picture of self?

CindyAnn

Thank you Alex.

pbm2020

Hello sir, first thank you for your time and efforts, second I wanted to ask you about the last E.G., can’t we put a semi colon before Therefore?.

maryam1999

graet lesson Thanks!

carolina50

I watched this video twice on May 2, 2021, and took the quiz after watching it once. I got 6 correct out of 6.

ergn

I watched this video twice on June 11, 2021, and took the quiz after watching it once. I got six correct out of 6.

ergn

Great lesson. I got six out of six!

treetree

Thanks a lot

Hashim Hassan

perfect, still number one Sir, Alex

Fahd Nasser

Comma is really hard, but I´m understanding your lesson, Teacher Alex. Thank you.

eucarol

Thanks for the lesson, it really came through. I am asking for more practice on punctuation. Simply, keep forgetting to put commas in the writing. Can I get help?

Zeevyoffe

Thanks Alex. I got 6 correct out of 6.

kimurasan

very good Alex! I got 1 wrong!

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