Do You Need a Comma With 'PLEASE'?
At the beginning of a sentence, a comma after “please” is generally unnecessary. At the end of a sentence, we usually need a comma before “please”.
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When to Use a Comma With 'Regularly'
We do not commonly use a comma to separate an adverb of frequency, such as “regularly”, from the word it describes.
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When to Use a Comma With 'Commonly'
When using “commonly” to modify a participle at the start of a sentence, add a comma after the whole introductory phrase.
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Do You Need a Comma Before OR?
When joining two independent clauses, place a comma before “or”. If the subject does not appear in front of the second verb, a comma is generally unnecessary.
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Do You Need a Comma Before or After 'Normally'?
We do not generally use a comma to separate “normally” from the word it modifies.
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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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