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142 Comments on “Punctuation – How to Use Commas in English Writing”


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Hi Alex
I appreciate your very nice, intersting, and useful lesson.
Thanks Alex
Raul

Wednesday, June 10th 2009Reply to this comment

Dear sir
i really like this, i was looking for this kind of simply-explained, video lesson. final i got one from u, i realy grateful to you

i am Dhsrahan(name) i am Sri Lankna ,but now in USA

Wednesday, June 10th 2009Reply to this comment

thank mr alex, its helpfull

Thursday, June 11th 2009Reply to this comment

Thanks for all, but the audio quality is very poor… Could you fix it?

Cheers

Thursday, June 11th 2009Reply to this comment

Thank you so much for your helpfull lesson !

Thursday, June 11th 2009Reply to this comment

Hello there…

The lesson is Very informative, and i really like it.

Mr. Allex;

I’m having some difficulties on understanding the syllable, like, if you have a word, and i want to know how many syllable does it have.

please, advise

Wednesday, June 17th 2009Reply to this comment

great!
thanks Alex

Thursday, June 18th 2009Reply to this comment

HELLO THERE…

I come across a book that talks merely on technical writing. In the book, it was mentioned that when the writer wants to quate someone then he should use a colon.
As per this lesson, comma is used when we quate.

Please, advise for this and the one posted on june 17th 2009

Saturday, June 20th 2009Reply to this comment

I,Reynaldo,need to put more attention in class from Alex.In order to, improve faster.
Thank you,Mr Alex.

Wednesday, June 24th 2009Reply to this comment

Very well the lesson, thanks for you do this!!

Monday, June 29th 2009Reply to this comment

Thanks a lot for the interesting, nice, meaningful lesson. Personally, I learned a lot out of it.

Wednesday, July 1st 2009Reply to this comment

Hi, Dear Alex

I can not express how greatfull i am to you for teaching us the most confused part of eglnish punctuation.

“One who does not thank people will not thank Allah-(God)”
thank allex,

Thursday, July 2nd 2009Reply to this comment

Hi, all. I got 100% again! Alex, one question: Should we put comma between sentences if the independent one comes first?

Tuesday, July 28th 2009Reply to this comment

    According to the video, it’s no need to put comma if the independent one comes first.

    Monday, September 14th 2009Reply to this comment

    As Anna noted, if the independent clause comes first, you do not need to place a comma between it and the dependent clause.

    Thanks for the question, Alena20.

    Saturday, September 19th 2009Reply to this comment

hi, dear alex thanks for the intersting,nice lessons.i have some dficalty to use past partsipl if you could help me please.

Saturday, August 8th 2009Reply to this comment

    I will keep this in mind for future lessons. Thank you for the suggestion.

    Saturday, September 19th 2009Reply to this comment

Awesome !!
I like the lesson !

Monday, August 10th 2009Reply to this comment

thanks!

Wednesday, August 12th 2009Reply to this comment

Good lessons

Sunday, August 30th 2009Reply to this comment

Awesome lessons. Thank you.

Sunday, September 6th 2009Reply to this comment

extremelly useful, again!

Wednesday, September 9th 2009Reply to this comment

Thank you so much for this interesting video.

Monday, September 14th 2009Reply to this comment

Thank you so much Sir for this very important and interesting viedo.

Wednesday, September 30th 2009Reply to this comment

HI!!Thank you very much.after lesson, it is very helpful to have test.I am studying for ACT.Thanks

Monday, October 19th 2009Reply to this comment

Hi Alex

You are really good in teaching english grammar and send the massage to student , and i am lucky tp find this website ,so i can learn
a lot and improve me english .

I wish for all the best

Thanks again .

Friday, October 23rd 2009Reply to this comment

I glad I found your page. It is going to be very handy. Thanks for your time.

Tuesday, October 27th 2009Reply to this comment

Hi Alex ,

Thanks for the videos. Could you give a video class about article “the”?

Wednesday, November 25th 2009Reply to this comment

hi Alex

Your class on punctuation is interesting.

thank you

Monday, November 30th 2009Reply to this comment

Hi,
Your lesson was excellent.
I’m a teacher of English. I was told to teach students to write something like this:
John is tall, dark and handsome.
According to you, in this lesson, we need another comma after “and”. I will take your word for it, but could you explain why there should/shouldn’t be a comma after “and” in sentences like this?
Thanks in advance 4 your answer.
Abu Nasser

Tuesday, December 1st 2009Reply to this comment

    I think you mean before and !!!
    You must write a comma before (and) in this situation.

    Thursday, January 21st 2010Reply to this comment

thanks so much and god bless u

Sunday, February 21st 2010Reply to this comment

Was a n important lesson thank you Alex.

Tuesday, March 23rd 2010Reply to this comment

I reallt apreciate the lessons!!! you people are the best teachers at internet!!!

Friday, April 16th 2010Reply to this comment

hi sir .fantastic job .by sir

Saturday, April 24th 2010Reply to this comment

nas94 I think you tried to say “before and”, didn’t you?

Saturday, April 24th 2010Reply to this comment

hi Alex, I WANNA ASK YOU A QUESTION ABOUT THE USES OF COMAS .
WHEN WE WANT TO GET ATTENTION OF SOMEBODY , SHOULD WE PUT HIS / HER NAME BETWEEN TWO COMAS LIKE (,JOHN,)
THANKS

Sunday, May 2nd 2010Reply to this comment

Great lesson thank you Alex.

Monday, May 3rd 2010Reply to this comment

Hi Alex ,

Thanks for the videos.
I am very poool in grammar, thank you for this video, it help me so much.
Now I ask you, if it is possible see the pronunciation ruler with vouel and consonants, etc.
thank you
jose

Sunday, May 16th 2010Reply to this comment

HI
ALEX
THAT CLASS WAS VERY IMPORTANT TO ME, I USUALY DID MISTAKE,BUT NOW YOU HELP ME A LOT.
THANK YOU
JOSE

Sunday, May 23rd 2010Reply to this comment

You Rock Alex. Thank you so much.

Wednesday, May 26th 2010Reply to this comment

ALEX
could you tell me which is the difference between make and do because when I am writing or talking I don’t know what to use

thanks

Sunday, May 30th 2010Reply to this comment

your lessons are very informative

thanku

Saturday, June 5th 2010Reply to this comment

ALEX

Thankyou so mush, you help me alote

Regards
khalid

Thursday, June 17th 2010Reply to this comment

Thank you Alex,your classes are very useful for me.Now, I can understand more how to use commas correctly.

Thursday, June 17th 2010Reply to this comment

Hi Alex,
Nice video. Can you please explain how to use comma in a sentnce where there are two ‘and’.

For e.g. Moreover, considering the experience and knowledge of the participants of the interviews, and respondent of the survey helped to gathered qualitative data.

Tuesday, June 29th 2010Reply to this comment

Thanks man ! It was very important lesson for me, as I am trying to improve and work on my writing ! Anyway, I am from Central Asia .

Saturday, July 3rd 2010Reply to this comment

Thanks teacher.

Thursday, July 22nd 2010Reply to this comment

Dear Mr. Alex
You are wonderful teacher. Your accent is clear and I really enjoy your videoa. engvid.com is a helpful webside. I want to be a new user. I entered my email but I haven’t received my password yet? why? Please advise.

Friday, August 6th 2010Reply to this comment

Mr.Alex
Your simply superb….Ilearned a lot from u..Try to come with more and more grammers…

Monday, August 16th 2010Reply to this comment

it was very useful.thank q=

Thursday, September 9th 2010Reply to this comment

Thank You so much Alex. You are helping thousands of people through your videos.

Sunday, September 12th 2010Reply to this comment

They’re really good, useful lessons for me!
I’m glad to find this site. Thank u !

Sunday, September 26th 2010Reply to this comment

Hi your lecture has helped me with an assignment.
Thank you very much

Sunday, September 26th 2010Reply to this comment

Thank you so much for your lessons.

Monday, September 27th 2010Reply to this comment

thank you

Wednesday, October 6th 2010Reply to this comment

Thank you Alex.
It is really good lessons.

Monday, October 11th 2010Reply to this comment

Dear Alex,
Thank you so much. The lesson was very interesting. I’ve learned a lot from your clear explanation.

Thursday, October 14th 2010Reply to this comment

Thanks a lot for the lesson!
It was very helpful, cause I often feel confused using commas in writing.

Tuesday, October 19th 2010Reply to this comment

Thank you!

Friday, October 22nd 2010Reply to this comment

Thanks Alex for this useful lesson,but i need some lessons in using the other punctuation marks.Could you help me,please?

Thanks again

Monday, October 25th 2010Reply to this comment

Alex
You make learning very easy.
Thanks.

Wednesday, November 3rd 2010Reply to this comment

I appreciate ur manner to explain.You are real teacher Alex.

Monday, November 8th 2010Reply to this comment

sir can u explain me about the using of comma with word and like you used it in second example in video i.e. I bought apples,tomatoes, and carrot.
In above sentence you used comma & the word and together. please explain the concept.

& thank u for video..

Tuesday, November 9th 2010Reply to this comment

Hi Alex, I need your advice regarding last question.
In your videos, you told to use commas before “and”, but, in last question, why its wrong to use comma before and?
* Because it was raining, I stayed home, and watched television.

Friday, November 19th 2010Reply to this comment

Hello, Sir

Really I enjoyed the lesson too much. I thank you for your good and simple explanation.Ffter finishing my English Term this month, I will continue watching your videos.

Best wishes

Sunday, December 12th 2010Reply to this comment

Thank you.

Friday, December 17th 2010Reply to this comment

Thanks a lot.

Very clear and simple explanations. I’m sure this will help me in my English exam which I have in a few weeks.

Thursday, December 23rd 2010Reply to this comment

i say hello to every teacher iam from afghanistan befor i didnt know english but now i know english james is the best teacher in ur website

Saturday, December 25th 2010Reply to this comment

i will tell a poem to james .
freindship is like a snowball that is to make but that is diffucult to keep for a long time
james plz help me in the writing i cant write english clear

Saturday, December 25th 2010Reply to this comment

I’ve always wondered all functions of commas in English Writing. Thank you for your good lession. I really appreciate it. Thank you.
Happy New Year

Thursday, December 30th 2010Reply to this comment

thank you it is very helpful

Sunday, January 2nd 2011Reply to this comment

Thank you very much Alex, your method of teaching was clear and easy to understand. Keep up the good work.

Sunday, January 2nd 2011Reply to this comment

Oh Alex thank you so much.

Saturday, January 8th 2011Reply to this comment

hi alex thank you very much

Saturday, January 8th 2011Reply to this comment

thanks to your video i learned a lot from it
and i got 6 out of 6 right thats 100% on the mini quiz ^-^ thanks .

Monday, January 10th 2011Reply to this comment

thank you mr Alex,God bless you.

Thursday, January 13th 2011Reply to this comment

Thanks Alex!
Your lesson is very awesome!
How long have you taught English? You may be a dedicated teacher in teaching for ESL learners like me.
Thanks,
Sincerely
From Kelly in San Diego

Friday, January 14th 2011Reply to this comment

Thanks Alex

Tuesday, January 18th 2011Reply to this comment

hi alex,
i have to do my last english exam and i want to know if you can help me. I have tree textes and I have to explain to the Professor the puntuaction rules, so can you explain me how to use semi-colon, dashes and full stop? thanks a lot

Sunday, January 23rd 2011Reply to this comment

Thank you for your video!

Tuesday, January 25th 2011Reply to this comment

Thans for helpfull support your are providing english learners living around the world
special thanks to Ronnie

Wednesday, January 26th 2011Reply to this comment

Hi alex! How are you doing? You alway do a good job. I like the way when you teach us English. You are a wonderful person. Will you please teach me when we can use all kind of Punctuation? And write some example please? Thanks a lot. I appreciate it. You have a good day.

Thursday, January 27th 2011Reply to this comment

good lesson.

Friday, February 4th 2011Reply to this comment

Hi Alex…
its great to have in ur classroom session…
Very good lesson ..
thanxs..

take care

Friday, February 11th 2011Reply to this comment

it is very good lesson,but i didnot know why i get wrong in the last question i choose D, but it was wrong .if u please explan to me i will be happy .thank

Wednesday, February 16th 2011Reply to this comment

Respected sir,
I’m looking for some helpful sites,and eventually i got your site.I’m very grateful to you,and hope you will give us some more good lessons.

Friday, February 18th 2011Reply to this comment

thanks to helping me,alex

Friday, February 18th 2011Reply to this comment

keep it coming,you rock!

Sunday, February 27th 2011Reply to this comment

hi alex,
I really appreciate the way you teach.

Thursday, March 3rd 2011Reply to this comment

Hi Alex,
it is very very interesting lesson, hope you upload more on how to use puncuations, Chhoeun

Thursday, March 3rd 2011Reply to this comment

I would like to clarify on the use of comma especially when you are stating a list of items or write a series of adjectives. Is there really a comma after the last adjective or before the linking word AND? For example: books, pencils, bags, and laptops.

I have observed that others wrote them without a comma after the last item or adjective or before the linking/conjunctio word AND.

Thank you!

Saturday, March 12th 2011Reply to this comment

Thank you Alex,your classes are very useful for me.Now, I can understand more how to use commas correctly.I will also help to teach other people how to use commas.Thank you.

Sunday, March 20th 2011Reply to this comment

I love this video and learn about the commas. Thanks for helping me doing my class work. Thank you Alex.

Saturday, March 26th 2011Reply to this comment

i found out about this website on youtube…very helpful thank u so much.

Sunday, March 27th 2011Reply to this comment

Thanks for this lesson!It is really important to pay attention on commas.

Saturday, April 9th 2011Reply to this comment

Hello Alex,
Thank your for your nice teaching.
I got the important knoledges from your lesson.
Best wishes,

Tuesday, April 12th 2011Reply to this comment

I have learnt a new thing today.I found your way of teaching very effective and easy to understand.Thank you so much.

Wednesday, April 13th 2011Reply to this comment

I understand how to use commas in English writng better. Thank you so much.

Friday, May 6th 2011Reply to this comment

thank you for your lesson

Tuesday, May 10th 2011Reply to this comment

hi,alex can you teache me how to write an essay.plsss.love

Friday, May 20th 2011Reply to this comment

I just have to say, “Thank you so very much to all of you”. You are an amazing teachers.

Saturday, May 21st 2011Reply to this comment

Hello, I would like to test my new knowledge comma :0) but I canยดt open your quiz :0)

Thursday, June 2nd 2011Reply to this comment

i get it finally!! thanks man!!

Sunday, June 12th 2011Reply to this comment

Really helpful! Great practice!

Tuesday, June 14th 2011Reply to this comment

Hi alex, i m nageena from pakistan, u r very good teacher and i m very thankful to you,

Thursday, June 23rd 2011Reply to this comment

I really understand this part

Thursday, July 7th 2011Reply to this comment

Hi Alex,I’m like english class

Monday, July 11th 2011Reply to this comment

Thank you Alex.
Some of these examples are similar to Russian clauses, so it’s too clear for me now.

Monday, July 11th 2011Reply to this comment

thanks! it’s very nice!

Monday, July 25th 2011Reply to this comment

thanks , it is too clear , i can use ” comma ” more precise ):

Sunday, August 21st 2011Reply to this comment

Thank you for this lesson!!
VERY helpfull!!! I HAD always problems with it. Note any more, I hope.

Wednesday, August 24th 2011Reply to this comment

hi Alex i face the same problem with the audio please fix it

Friday, August 26th 2011Reply to this comment

Hi.. I’m not clear about the sue of some and any.

Thanks

Wednesday, August 31st 2011Reply to this comment

Thank you for your wonderful unique lesson!
But I can see nothing of punctuation marks of this lesson.
So I can’t answer any of them.

Friday, September 23rd 2011Reply to this comment

100%
Thank you,Alex,for this writing lesson!It’s exactly what I really want.I guess,it help me one day)

Saturday, September 24th 2011Reply to this comment

it was very helpful, but i had a hard time seeing the comma’s.

Thursday, October 6th 2011Reply to this comment

good job,really help full for everyone

Monday, October 10th 2011Reply to this comment

Hi Alex;
That video is great.Could u please upload the video “would be”,”would have”,”would have been” tutorial on this forum.

Saturday, October 15th 2011Reply to this comment

Great video. This is much before than my text book. You explained it in a very simple term.

Wednesday, October 26th 2011Reply to this comment

He’s teaching you all about grammar and punctuation. Looking at these comments, I suspect most of you didn’t pay attention. Lack of capitalization, lack of punctuation, and/or misplaced punctuation (specifically commas, which, proves my point) in almost every one.

Friday, October 28th 2011Reply to this comment

Very simple and clear, thank you very much.
How about a lesson about comma splices and ran-ons?

Monday, November 21st 2011Reply to this comment

hi Alex,
thank you very much , i never thought that comma we put it before(and) when there are two clauses

Thursday, November 24th 2011Reply to this comment

Dear Alex,
I do thank you for your simple and fruitfull explanation of using commas in English writing. Any way, I would appreciate it more if you go further byond these simple rules.
Thanks again

Sunday, November 27th 2011Reply to this comment

Hi Alex, thanks for the lesson. Please forgot my first comment in another lesson

Wednesday, November 30th 2011Reply to this comment

Thank you so much….this was extremely helpful and probably just save me from taking high school English

Thursday, December 1st 2011Reply to this comment

thanks man

Friday, December 16th 2011Reply to this comment

Dear Alic,
I found this lesson very useful. It help me in writing english. please also give lesson on (:) and (;) thanks.

Sunday, December 18th 2011Reply to this comment

Great lessons.

Sunday, December 25th 2011Reply to this comment

Hi Alex,
I think I’ve come to the right shop
Thank you very much.

Monday, December 26th 2011Reply to this comment

for the third step you need to put and between smart and happy man because it is 2 and you say 2 or more

Monday, January 2nd 2012Reply to this comment

Thanks very much for your lesson. it makes understanding.. :)

Friday, January 6th 2012Reply to this comment

thanks for your class…

Friday, January 6th 2012Reply to this comment

This is very useful lesson. could you please explain another punctuation marks which are importants in writing?
Thanks a lot.

Saturday, January 7th 2012Reply to this comment

Hi Alex, Thank you for teaching me how to use a comma.

Saturday, January 14th 2012Reply to this comment

thank you for this lesson because you just help me for tomorrow test for high school THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Wednesday, January 18th 2012Reply to this comment
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