The Linking Comma
The linking comma, as its name implies, is used to link a series of words,
phrases, or clauses in a sentence. Words and phrases so linked together
produce more elaborate and precise definitions of objects, actions, and
ideas:
Military culture is an amalgam of values,
customs, and traditions that
has created a shared institutional ethos.
Duty includes the concept of accountability to the
chain of command, the civil
authority, and the Canadian
people.
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Two sentences (or independent clauses) that are related
in meaning can be joined by a , and—logically
called the "comma-and." (Or a comma can be used before
another coordinating conjunction, such as but or so or yet, to join
related sentences.) The "comma-and" performs the same
function as a period or semicolon, indicating that one grammatical
sentence is being combined with another. To test whether an and
in the middle of a sentence needs to have a comma in front of it,
cover up the and. If the words on either side of it make up complete
sentences, then a "comma-and" is required. |
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