Can You Use a Comma With 'Always'?
We do not use a comma before or after the adverb “always” to separate it from the verb, adjective, or adverb it describes.
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Do You Need a Comma After 'Sometimes'?
We do not typically use commas to separate the adverb “sometimes” from the rest of the sentence.
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Do You Need a Comma After ‘Typically’?
We do not commonly place a comma before or after the adverb “typically” in the middle of a sentence.
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When to Use a Comma With 'Usually'
In the middle of a sentence, we do not use a comma to separate the adverb “usually” from the word it modifies ("play" in the example below).
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Do You Need a Comma Before or After 'NEVER'?
We do not generally put a comma before or after the adverb “never” to separate it from the verb it modifies. But use a comma to separate two instances of this word for emphasis.
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Commas With 'Frequently' and 'Infrequently'
We do not typically use a comma to separate the adverbs “frequently” or “infrequently” from the word they modify.
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Do You Need a Comma With 'HARDLY' or 'HARDLY EVER'?
We do not generally use a comma before or after “hardly ever”, or “hardly”, to separate the adverb from the word it describes.
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Do You Need a Comma With 'SELDOM' or 'RARELY'?
We usually place the adverbs “seldom” and “rarely” before the main verb (or after the verb “be”) with no comma before or after it.
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When to Use Commas With 'Often'
In the middle or at the end of a sentence, we do not typically use a comma before or after “often”.
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