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Dos and Don'ts When Using Commas in the IELTS Writing Exam
Words build up sentences, sentences creates a paragraph, and
paragraphs compose a good essay. Essay
writing is not an easy task knowing that you have to consider
these essentials to your writing. Hence,
getting familiar with the rules in sentence construction and
grammar has to be practiced. In the
International English Language Testing System examination or
IELTS Exam, the writing examination will
challenge the candidates know-how in using English in a written
text. Aside from grammar, sentence
construction, and vocabulary, the candidate also needs to be
knowledgeable with the rules on
punctuation.
Punctuation is one rule in the English language that most
candidates overlook. Punctuations serve as
guides to readers when to make a pause or a full stop at
reading. Let us study a punctuation that can be
very confusing when used in writingthe comma.
Commas (,) are generally used in a sentence to signify a pause
in reading. Though it has a simple
function in the sentences, rules on commas are helpful for any
person writing an essay especially anIELTS writing task. Here are
some rules to remember:
1. Use commas to separate a series in a sentence.I eat ham eggs
bread and banana for breakfast.When writing things in a series, it
is best use
commas to separate them. Writing them like the one above is
incorrect.
Examples:
I take a shower, cook breakfast, drink some tea, and read a
newspaper in the morning before
leaving the house.
The graph shows a decrease in the male population, a growth in
the female population, and an
increase in infant birth.
2. Use a comma when connecting two independent clauses with
coordinating conjunctions.Independent clauses are clauses that have
a subject and a verb and a complete thought.
Coordinating conjunctions are the following AND, BUT, OR and
SO.
Examples:
I met Joel during my birthday party, and she met Chris in a
wedding.
The first graph shows an increase in the schools enrolment, but
the second graph focuses on
the decrease of quality teachers.
