National Running Day! (Comma use)
Today is national running day, and I honestly don't know what that means. Even so, it's still noteworthy and super good fun.
I'd like to go for a run to celebrate such a great day. Instead, I'm horizontal so let's do the next best thing and talk about commas.
Notice that I put a comma in the first sentence before and? I did that because on either side of the comma is a independent clause (fancy editor talk for a complete sentence) and these two clauses are joined by a conjunction (for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so are conjunctions). Let's check out the rule and color code this bad boy:
1. Use a comma with two independent clauses joined by a conjunction.
Today is national running day, and I honestly don't know what that means.
Notice with the second sentence that there's no comma before and. Why? Because it doesn't fit into this rule.
Happy National Running Day!
I'd like to go for a run to celebrate such a great day. Instead, I'm horizontal so let's do the next best thing and talk about commas.
Notice that I put a comma in the first sentence before and? I did that because on either side of the comma is a independent clause (fancy editor talk for a complete sentence) and these two clauses are joined by a conjunction (for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so are conjunctions). Let's check out the rule and color code this bad boy:
1. Use a comma with two independent clauses joined by a conjunction.
Today is national running day, and I honestly don't know what that means.
Notice with the second sentence that there's no comma before and. Why? Because it doesn't fit into this rule.
Happy National Running Day!
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