Quick help: Unnecessary commas

The commas have been correctly deleted in the following sentences. Need more help? Follow the links.

Example sentence with editing. Original sentence: Marie Curie discovered radium, and later applied her work on radioactivity to medicine. Revised sentence: Marie Curie discovered radium and later applied her work on radioactivity to medicine.

Get help with omitting commas with some compound elements.

Example sentence with editing. Original sentence: Honora told her new client, that she recommended weekly sessions for the first two months. Revised sentence: Honora told her new client that she recommended weekly sessions for the first two months.

Get help with omitting commas between a verb and its subject or object.

Example sentence with editing. Original sentence: Other causes of asthmatic attacks are, stress, change in temperature, and cold air. Revised sentence: Other causes of asthmatic attacks are stress, change in temperature, and cold air.

Get help with omitting commas before and after a series.

Example sentence with editing. Original sentence: In the corner of the closet we found an old, maroon hatbox from Sears. Revised sentence: In the corner of the closet we found an old maroon hatbox from Sears.

Get help with omitting commas with some adjectives.

Example sentence with editing. Original sentence: Drivers, who think they own the road, make cycling a dangerous sport. Revised sentence: Drivers who think they own the road make cycling a dangerous sport.

Get help with omitting commas with restrictive elements.

Find help with other appropriate omissions of commas.

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Unnecessary commas

Misuses of the comma 1

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