Comma & Semicolon Usage

after "milk"

after "milk and after "tea"

After "milk", after "tea", and after "coffee".

No comma is necessary

after "Bean"

after "hard"

after "hard" and after "final"

No comma is necessary

after "year"

after "year" and after "efficient"

after "efficient"

no comma necessary

after "unfortunately"

after "unfortunately" and after "Oreo"

after "unfortunately" and after "arms"

No comma is necessary.

after "house"

after "up"

after "but"

after "car"

after "Melissa"

after "Melissa" and after "noisily"

after "Melissa" after "noisily", and after "date"

after "noisily" and after "date"

After "scout"

After "scout" and after "crew"

after "crew"

no comma necessary

Your resume looks quite promising; so we are anxious to hire you.

Your resume looks quite promising, so we are anxious to hire you.

Your resume looks quite promising; we are anxious to hire you.

Your resume looks quite promising; in fact, we are anxious to hire you.

Oscar does not get enough sleep; consequently, he will probably do poorly in school.

Because Oscar does not get enough sleep, he will probably do poorly in school.

Oscar will probably do poorly in school, for he does not get enough sleep.

Oscar will probably do poorly in school, because he does not get enough sleep.

items in a series

coordinate adjectives

compound sentence with FANBOYS

introductory words

non-essential phrase