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If you sing The Star Spangled Banner will sound like a cat fight.

Commas When Irwin was ready to eat his cat jumped onto the table and started to purr.

Use commas to prevent confusion:

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Let’s eat Mike.

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Use commas to prevent cannibalism:

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I will my estate to George, Lillian, Kim and Jamie.

Commas

Use the Oxford Comma:

I wish to thank my parents, Brittany Spears and Kermit the Frog.

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Marie likes clothing that makes her mother mad.

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Use commas to indicate information is not required for identification:

Marie likes clothing, which makes her mother mad.

What kind of clothing does Marie like? What kind of clothing does Marie like here?

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My brother who is 30 works at Google.

Commas

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My brother, who is 30, works at

• Google. One

More than one

How many brothers do I have?

Speaker 1: My husband who is 21 likes escargot.

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Speaker 2: My husband, who is 21, likes escargot.

Which speaker is committing a felony?

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