Commas Practice AK

  1. I have four cousins on my mother's side: Matthew, Kathleen, Benjamin and Victoria. RULE: Items in a list
  2. Because we live on different sides of the country, we do not know each other very well. RULE: Introductory phrase
  3. My uncle used to be a police officer, and his children have followed in his public service footsteps. RULE: FANBOYS separating two independent clauses
  4. My cousins work as ambulance drivers, secret service agents, and fire fighters. RULE: Items in a list
  5. I feel like I should call them up to say, "Thank you for the work that you do." RULE: Before quotation
  6. All of my cousins work in New York City where police and fire fighters are often in the news. RULE: No comma, no rule!
  7. After 9/11, NYPD and FDNY were some of our most American heroes. RULE: Introductory phrase
  8. Many police officers and fighter fighters lost their lives on 9/11, so it was a terrible way to gain notoriety. RULE: FANBOYS separating two independent clauses
  9. In fact, one of my cousins, Matthew, got to become a firefighter precisely because there were so many openings after 9/11. RULE: Introductory clause; parenthetical
  10. It was a tragic way to get a great job, but he does it very honorably. RULE: FANBOYS separating two independent clauses