Part 39 (2/2)

An old colored man

A soiled red dress

107 Use the comma to set off non-emphatic introductory words or phrases, and participial phrases

John, come here

By the way, did you see Mary?

After having done this, Caesar crossed the Rubicon

Caesar crossed the Rubicon, thus taking a decisive step

108 Use the comeographical na name

He was told to see Dr Morton, the principal of the school

Muncy, Pennsylvania, is not spelled the same as Muncie, Indiana

109 Use the comma to set off any sentence element that is placed out of its natural order

If it is possible, he will do it

To most people, this will seehtly parenthetical remarks that are thrown into the sentence If the break is very marked, use the dash or parenthesis

That, if you will permit me to explain, cannot be done without permission from the police

Two men, Chase and Arnold, were injured

He, himself, said it

111 Use the comma to set off explanatory or non-restrictive clauses, but not to set off restrictive clauses (See ---- 25 and 26)

Mr Gardner, who has been working in the bank, sang at the church

But: The Mr Gardner whom you know is his brother

112 Use the comma to separate coordinate clauses that are united by a si well, but he seldo, and I do not like to urge him

113 Use the comma to separate the members of a compound sentence when those ht

John carried the suit-case, I the hat box, and William the umbrella

114 Use the comma to separate dependent and conditional clauses introduced by such words as _if, when, though,_ unless the connection be close