comma placement
Where pauses go
Comma placement is the positioning of commas within a sentence.
While style guides offer rules, actual practice varies considerably—writers disagree about serial commas, introductory phrases, and whether to set off certain clauses.
Her comma placement was inconsistent throughout the manuscript.
The term often appears in discussions of grammar instruction or editing.
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