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Comma (,)

G It is used to separate the parts of an address.
Read the following example:

B.G. Amusement Pvt. Ltd.
A-3/21, Mayur Vihar, Ph-II,

New Delhi
,
G It is used to separate expressions like yes no oh , and will .
Read the following example:
Yes, I will wait until you come back.

G It is used to separate groups of words or items in a list.

Read the following example:
We brought apples, oranges, bananas and grapes.

G It is used to separate two or more parts of a speech.

Read the following example:
I met Ankit, we went for swimming together and afterwards he went home.

G It is used to separate the question tag from a statement.
Read the following example:

She lives in Chennai, doesn’t she?

G It is used whenever a brief pause is needed to give greater clarity to the writing.
Read the following example:

The day after, he went to the zoo.

G It is used to separate a reported speech from the rest of the sentence.
Read the following example:

The host said,“Welcome to the party.”

G It is used to set off a noun of address.
Read the following example:
Sir, may I come in?

G It is used to separate the parts of a date from one another or any words following the

date.
Read the following example:
On January 15, 2001, she got married.

G It is used in a letter after the salutation and complimentary close.

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