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Meanings of
comma
in inglês
Anglewing butterfly with a comma-shaped mark on the underside of each hind wing.
comma butterfly
Polygonia comma
Usage of
comma
in inglês
1
They eliminated the serial
comma
as a business decision to save paper.
2
It's a long sentence, and yet that
comma
after sixteen is unnecessary.
3
Omit all after: Council of Chalcedon in 451; changing
comma
to period.
4
You see one little
comma
makes all the difference in the world.
5
And the sentence did, indeed, run in the magazine without the
comma
.
6
Not by our material success, no
comma
,
but by our spiritual success.
7
The
comma
is used to separate adjectives in opposition, but closely connected.
8
What are the four general principles for the use of the
comma
?
9
The
comma
is omitted if the phrase thus used is very short.
10
If there is possibility of misunderstanding without a
comma
,
put one in.
11
When the subject is long, a
comma
may be placed after it.
12
A restrictive clause is not separated by a
comma
from the noun.
13
A long subject is often separated from the predicate by a
comma
.
14
With the other, my red pen marks
comma
blunders on the counter.
15
One brow formed a
comma
as the woman clacked through the beads.
16
His eyes met mine, the dark
comma
below each crimped in confusion.
Other examples for "comma"
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About this term
comma
Noun
Singular
Frequent collocations
first comma
little comma
use a comma
change comma
double comma
More collocations
Comma
through the time
Comma
across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Common