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Mary, bring me a towel. Bring me a towel, Mary. Let’s eat, bro |
The vocative case is used to address some one directly |
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I’m gonna visit London, Paris and Vancouver. I had a meal, studied English and watched a movie. Nick is tall, muscled and handsome. I had a meal, studied English, and watched a movie. (American English) |
To separate a list of items, ideas, places, things, etc. In American Eng. before AND puts a COMMA |
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I have a big white German car. |
Do not use commas when the order of adjectives is fixed. It means adjectives are describe different characteristics |
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Well, it’s time to talk. Surprisingly, I passed IELTS |
Use a comma after a Discourse markers at the start of a sentence. Anyway, Well, Firstly, Furthermore, In addition, In conclusion, Moreover, Surprisingly etc. |
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My class, which is on Mondays, is very useful. |
Non-defining relative clauses. (Which is on Mondays) |
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Nick said, “I’m going to pass an IELTS” “I’m going to pass an IELTS,” Nick said (comma before closing inverted commas) |
Direct speech. |
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If I pass the test, I will be happy. I will be happy if I pass the test. (No comma) |
If clauses |
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Nick, unlike Mary, is clever. Unlike you, I love studying hard. This is my juice, not yours |
Use comma to emphasize a contrasting idea. Unlike, (в отличии, не похожий на). Not, Never. |
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1,000,000 |
Numbers. To separate thousands. |
