Listing
Separating words, phrases, and clauses that are listed out. (Oxford comma)
Addresses
777 Windy Road, Olathe, Kansas 66062
Dates
On July 4th, 1776, the Declaration of Independence was signed.
Around Initials in names
Lynn Clerk, CPA, is my accountant.
Interjections
Commas go around interjections unless an exclamation point is used!
Between Equal Adjectives
Separate adjectives that describe the same noun equally. If their order can be swapped, and it still makes sense, commas need to separate them!
With Clauses
7a. With FANBOYS to join together 2 independent 2 independent clauses.
7b. After a dependent clause that starts a sentence
*NOT when the independent clause comes first.