Commas

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• Does the comma go inside the quotes? "Ex. "I don't want to eat that," said Mark.
• Why do we put commas before names?
• How can comma placement change the meaning of a sentence?
• Is the following sentence missing one or more commas? If it is, where?: The lions waited in the tall grass as the gazelles grazed completely oblivious to their presence.
• Is the following sentence missing one or more commas? If it is, where?: Computers are generally accurate although not every type of question can be answered with a program.
• Studying the difference between comma, semicolon, and period. Would love some examples of when to use each?
• Is the following sentence missing commas? If so where?: After the lifeguards closed the beach because of the storm we walked along the boardwalk.
• Is the following sentence missing commas? If so where?: The island has great weather especially on warm breezy days.
• Is the following sentence missing commas? If so where?: You will not be able to get in unless I accidentally left a door unlocked.
• Is the following sentence missing commas? If so, where?: The robots are still functioning.
• Is the following sentence missing commas? If so, where?: The engine will work as long as it does not overheat.
• Is the following sentence missing commas? If so, where?: First do not pull the lever since it is connected to the alarms.
• Is the following sentence missing commas or semicolons? If so, where?: That being said we should still consider the new proposal if only for the sake of fairness.
• Is the following sentence missing commas or semicolons? If so, where?: The project did originally require five people but now that we can simplify it we only need three.
• Is the following sentence missing commas or semicolons? If so, where?: The dark woods do not scare me but the howling I hear in the distance does.
• Is the following sentence missing commas or semicolons? If so, where?: That could work however we should consider Sara's proposal which could be better.
• Is the following sentence missing commas or semicolons? If so, where?: We never tried this method before it always seemed too complicated unlike what we do right now.
• How are commas used?
• Question #64c99
• Are more commas needed in this sentence: "A thin shadow cast by his protruding brow-bone played across his face, but his grey eyes shined brightly and wetly out of the dimness, staring out at him from the mirror."?
• What is a comma splice?
• Question #92f3c
• How do I punctuate this sentence, commas and semi-colons?