Writing Skills: When to use commas with FOR, AND, BUT, OR, YET, SO, NOR

It means that I undertood very well your lesson. Thanks James

Yul.35

thanks J. you are good teacher

Gorkhmaz

Thanks Mr.J ( and Mr. E )

AhmadMazin

James, thanks a lot for this amazing grammar story, so you made me believe the grammar actually may not be boring

sunprize

Excellent explanation, thank u sir.
If u dont mind, it will be a great help if could explain the differences among Regarding, related to, with respect to & On behalf of..
1. I am calling you regarding your interview.
2. I am calling you related to your interview.
3. I am calling you with respect to your interview.
4. i am calling you on behalf of your interview,
Which one is true from the above 4 examples and why?
I am getting confused of these….

junaidchithari

that’s a good idea JUNAIDC.

FLAVIO ROCHA

Thanks you my man.

Sao visal

Still a better lovestory than Twilight :D

suspicious20

Well done sir!

JawadAFG

Thanks, Mr.James on Engvid.com

Ukrit

Mr. J, you are so funny with bright ideas, thank you for the fun lesson.

Olivine

What about this example sentence in red which had a comma after the initial word “however”.
A hint on even more comma rules?
Please teach them to us as well after this lesson which has already been very instructive.

Fredbln

thanks teacher james

sokdavid

thank you for your lesson. it’s helpful

CaoNgoc

Have same rules in my lang,but it’s still scary to use.

DeusGrande

hi I want speak english with anybody

hadii frad

U can depend on me man

yahya7179

thank you James, the vide is very good)

Dmytro1993

Thanks!JAMES
Nice job
I got 9 out of 10
JAMES I want to ask you some Question
What are the differences between the two sentence the comma go?
I always take a book to read yet,I never get the time to open it.
I have not known her long,yet I feel very close to her.

Muad Abdiaziz

May I try to answer your question?
The first phrase I think it is not correct. I have 2 versions for it:
1. I always take a book to read, yet I never get time to open it (Yet is a conjunction = but, nevertheless, however)
2.I always take a book to read, but I never get time to open it yet.( Yet is an adverb = until now, so far)(As an adverb is usually situated in negative statements, at the end of the sentence)
The second phrase I think the sense is: even though I don’t know her long, I feel close to her. (yet -conjunction)

arinamg

Hello James! I like the way vou teach so much. Thank you for the brilliant lesson.

moti

Simply amazing!
Great job.
Keep making funny video classes

rafaelscheer

Hi there.I really like this lessons.Thanks for James,Adam and Emma.I am gonna to study masters program in Canada.And it was great chance for me to get direct access and every day improve my speaking and writing skills!!!God bless you!!!

Rahatbek

James, I want your shirt. Can I borrow it for my next lesson?

Alex

hahahaha
greetings Alex

HECTOR REY

haha )

Javid Mammadzada

natiqbashir

Should I say:
James has to buy Cloud Strife, Tifa and RedXIII shirts, so We must help him subscribe on his channel.

Alex, I am looking forward to watching the next Final Fantasy 7 video-class, it has been a great idea.

Thx teachers, bye bye

vipdublin

no, he needs it for his next lessons.

rahmat2019

Thank you Mr James for the lesson!

Dellcore12

I like it!!

Fan Jay.

I just love you guys!! You make my life so easier!

TaliaBB

James I don’t really like gramatical themes but I did not know this important rule of fanboys&commas. Thank you.

caluesma

Wow nice! It’s too late to watch this video this is my favorite teacher lesson too why late is I had exams

Sivakumar

Thank for the leason

Charly Pena

Very helpful…. thanks so much to all the teachers here

yelxuh02

thank you Mr. james. yours lectures really works wonder :) . but there should be PTE(PEARSON TEST OF ENGLISH) lessons on your website as u already having IELTS and TOEFL as well.

Annie

Thank you Mr. James for this interesting lesson!!
I hope you can come soon to Spain! Spaniards are waiting for you!!

knopfler86

Thankyou so much! I have learned quite a bit about comma’s.

CynderAngel

Thanks a lot! great work

zelvicka.k

This is a best way to understand English courses, thank you sir.

DELOU WILFRIED

Very useful and funny lesson, thanks. Ciao.

byte

Hello everyone, my new member, are looking forward to help, sir (^_^)

myymyy

Your so crazy myymyy

Setayesh ghanbarzadeh 1

thanks

Mian Mehran

Thank you, James. And for the records, you are not stupid. :-)

lukeman

i like it , thanks a lot guys

i really enjoyed it

abdulrazaq90

Finally i understood commas

tavi

you made it super easy to understanding!

sajisaji

Very good video lesson Mr. James. Thank you so much. What about the following two sentences:
– Mr. E wants to buy batman, superman, or spiderman comic.
– Mr. E wants to buy batman or superman or spiderman comic.
which one is better?

Muhammad Ihsan

Let me give it a try.
In my humble opinion , the first is much better.
As you can see , the second one has repeated word “or” being placed into is a little bit unnecessary.
Remember that the “comma girl” we used not only means to set interval between words / sentences but can give us a pause to breath while speaking.
That’s why I choose the top one.

MustChuck

Hey there. By my knowledge,you missed the two phrases.
you can’t use the comma before the ‘or’ in this sentence, because «or spiderman comic» has not a complete meaning.
So you should say: -Mr.E wants to buy a batman, superman or spiderman comic.
Just to remember, we still use a comma between batman and superman because we are enumerating

LeoBorges

Excellent explanation, thank u sir.

ifamkky

I got 8 correct out of 10. Not too bad I guess!

Aleachi

Thank you mr. James. The lesson is great!

Dashline

Thanks, I’m very appreciate your lessons. Good job!

Scream

Hi EngVid, I would like to know about IELTS writing! So, in IELTS writing is most important is the structure, point or others aspect? Undoubtedly, I know about the process of verification writing only formally. (task response, lexical resource, gramma, coherence and cohesion). And, examiner checks essays based on the structure or points? Thanks EngVid!

FarrukhR

I’d like to thank you both James and Mr E for this great lesson!

Júlio César L Sousa

Thanks James for this important lesson!

Choose a conjunction to express the truth :-)

(Neither) I desire to learn the English language, (for | and | nor | but | or | yet | so) I watch videos in EngVid.

Fabio Cicerre

Hi, James! Thanks a lot!

Edinho

Hi, James ! Thanks.

Laurent77

I didn’t understand very well, but good James.

hinata@

I wonder which player Mr. E is dating, jet that is not my business…

Bergvolk

hello

murat erhan

Thanks James , nice lesson !!!

monique

Great lesson. Thanks again.

Sonia1234

bakhtiyar ali

Thank you for the lesson

ctwulanhood

James, you are very kind.

jairoeli

Nice lesson thanks!

brc75

thx very much

her0pal

Thank you God Bless you

Sawadogo

Thanks! It was very funny way to learn something more. :D

seraficzna

10/10. Thx Mr James =D.

Esdras Marques

Iam don’t understand

noran rashwan

I am ready for the next lesson thank you

Summertime1146

Thank you James… Fanboys not always go after the comma girl… Good!

Rafael Casafranca

Thanks Jamoes. I’ve lernet a lot about comma. I’ve loved the funboys and de comma girl. hugs.

Edson Santos

Thank you James!Your lessons are great and I love your sense of humor!Makes this even more interesting!
Greetings from Montenegro!

Dragana Peric

good job thanks

aboukoirizma

thank you :D

sara dib

thank you.. , nice when i listening you

malikalcoon0

Thank you, James! I like your lessons.

Tina25

Great Lesson, Thanks.

Isam

Thank you James!
I got 100% \o/

fabinho86

I just joined, it was a good class

idania

Thanks a lot to you James for such a fantastic lesson! Most of the time I had problem with comma, but now I pay attention to FANBOYS to know where to put them.
the story was a fabulous idea, and your teaching method was wonderful.
Thanks again!

Kayvan17

Hi
I am learning english so is there any one who give their precious time to talk me

Naeemsaleem1989

Great lesson teacher!!!!!!

Marioo

Very good lesson teacher! I Love the history

rubiarmini

James, I’m the fanboy of your lessons!

Aman2015

Thank you, it’s a good lesson

Estelle9

thank you:) mr.james

marwa0071

Thank you for this useful information!

MadinaPhage

Thanks james is usefull¡¡

jmanuelsi

hello! teacher JAMES today is my first day to study with you. I was interesting the way you teach .
(COMMA & Fanboy) I never learn before but today I got it thanks for your helpful video.

Noonabee

thanks teacher james

netanet

i got 9 out of 10
thank you so much james

IRFAN HASHMI

Its awesome sir .thanks a lot for this amazing grammar story,

Ramesh03557

Thanks for great lesson! You are awesome!

bornick1993

Very insteresting lesson as well useful!

Thank you Mr James for help us once again

Nyko

Great not boring lesson James! Thanks for main actors comma girl and fanboys!!!

Kairat Tabynov

so funny thanks it’s very useful! I have to write an essay tomorrow

Amal1998

thanks MR james and i really loved your way in teaching this lessons

Ahmed hamadaa374

Very good teacher! Learning with fun it’s possible with James

cristel1509

Amusingly. Thank you, James!

Kira Geller

It helps me a lot !
Thanks for your dedication of English-teaching.
Can’t wait to see another useful lesson!

MustChuck

Thanks very much mr. E ,and I want to thank all teachers in this website

Msi.Msi

Thanks, James. Great lesson, but I have a question.

In sentence 2, isn’t the comma optional?

“Mr.E. went to the store,and bought a bicycle”.

Sonia1234

thanks a lot ,for your lesson

Rami2020

Great lesson! Thanks

Lfabian2013

Thanks a lot. It’s really funny and helpful.

Jenine

I have to say that your lesson is absolutely amazing and useful, James. I love the way you tell us a joke and a wonderful lovestory between comma and fanboy LOL. That is very kind of you…

trymybest1995

Hi, anyone wants to communicate in english
?

Nasserhasan

This is a great video, and it’s very funny.

Elijah13

Hi Mr.James i realy like your lessons you are a good teacher thank you so much

mlle hasna ghilab

It’s great!
I love you, James !!!

nonirina

I got 10 correct out of 10 ❤️❤️

Ghoso.un

A grade teacher makes A grade students)

otl-b

Great lesson James

jlodman49

i like the quiz activity,and i am learning thank you james :)

rainasir

Mr. James teaches everything very well!!
Thanks!! :D

ana001

Thanks MrJames for your benefit lesson’s

Mohamed Gohar

thank you for your lessson

noaf

great,
I love your teaching.

raidin

Thank you so much, James, that’s a great lesson)

Just for future lessons, could you please write just a tiny bit clearer cos my sister read ‘loyal’ as ‘byal’ and she hilariously tried to translate it by any means))) Many thanks in advance)

Banana Tree

Thanks a lot!

SmartNick

Thank you Sir. Passing the coma exam was challenging, yet I got 10 correct out of 10.

m.attamohammad

thank you

Gorkhmaz

Thank you so much!!

Honey16

Exellent tip ! thanks a lot.These kinds of lessons cause we care for small points more.

Soei

EXCELLENT…sorry

Soei

Thanks for the Video! But I think with your overwhelming talking you make it easy things very hard to understand.

benmos

Thank you James

BenChettah

thanks james

aljamier

It’s so funny! :)
Thank you, James!

stitch80

Thank you very much, James.
I love this lesson!!!!

Coconui

Loving these videos James.

J007

Very helpful video, thanks. :D

Ahmeduva

wow. I am just falling in love with you guys. YOU ZEE BEZZTT!! :D

archfiend

Thank you! It was very interesting and fun! I enjoyed your lesson!

Svetlana Z

Thanks Mr James :D

Houssam BERHDADI

It was very useful.

Mehdi davoodi

Hi Mehdi,I want to contact with you if you don’t main. My email is : hany_refai@yahoo.com

hanyalrefai

Haha That’s fun:D Thanks

Alicja

The quiz was just a piece of cake.Thanks

Kyujay

Thank you sir,
I’m a new student , and I love the way how you teach us.

sahara.seera

Thanks a lot teacher James. I had many problems with commas.

LarissaFB

Thank you too much! ^^)

AeroLU

Check out his James’ lesson of difference between too and so, you’ll be surprised.

Maxiller

Thanks James, it was clear and funny.

jimra

We are all Fanboys, but James is not a pretty girl…What a pity. :0

MichaelShen

Thanks James. Very clear and also funny presentation. :)

Anni123

Thankyou so much for the lesson. It helped me a lot! I am going to have a grammar test tomorrow about this. Now, I have all clear! Greetings!

claup

This one was easy. I had 10 out of 10. But I also had a great teacher! :)

RisingLane

Thank you. I enjoy learning English with. You a great smile.

pen2009

It’s really funny ,and useful. I got 8 out of 9. By the way, I have learnt funboys ,so I speak english wery well. THUMBS UP!

polathan

Finally somebody has explained this to me! This teacher’s videoblog is so good that I have recommended it to all my friends.

Takeshki

very good,you teach very well

caiomma

Hi there James! You are a real Mavel! Wonderful class.
Thank you very much! Best wishes!

Del Carmen

…real Marvel

Del Carmen

thank you very much james you are a great teacher

aboudiSBA

Hello James! you told me to get 10/10, so i did it

iqrar Ahmed

This lesson was great, thanks.

Maliban

you are so nice teacher i really understand ur lesson thank you so much . i hope if i become a teacher i want also like you.

mayang123

Thanks a lot James.

Ruslan584

Hello James, I did ur test, but I got 90, cause of this:
2. Where should the comma go?
I went to the store and I bought eggs.
store, and
and, I
bought, eggs
none
my answer was none, because I when you use “and” is optional right?
Help me, Plase!

jeferwait27

thank you ms.jemes i learned with you a lot of thing

5ola

It so amazing

layinka8

Thanks James..Its always an interest to attend your classes.

Ulamasirewa

thank you so much sir

dpknambiyar

Thx mr. James this video will help me a lot on my test thx

Reemaalfaraj

Mr James… you help me so much. Thank you!!

Desdesiw

Thank you James.

zhongting

Thanks a lot Mr. James, this class was very illustrative.

Jose Tobias

thank you for the lessone

noaf

Great, but where are those tricky forms like “I thought, that this lesson is reacher”.

Maxiller

i am happy i learn this today

tableboy

Got 10/10. Thanks James.

Jarju

Thank you verry James. I’m a new student in this page.You are smart to teach, so It make me easy to understood.^. ^

may2y

Mr James, thank YOU!

Pelagiya

Hi Sir! I’ve been watching a lot of videos on this site and I am always satisfied with the explanations. I’d just like to have a question. Is it possible to say this: “Sir, you said I would only answer one question. So, I am not going to answer the second question.” I mean is it okay to start a sentence with this conjunction? Thank you so much.

jessamarieya

Finally i get it . that annoying girl “,” used to confuse me . thanks James , and nice t-shirt you have ;)

Mustafa

jessamarieya

Thank You James for creating this really interesting and funny lesson. Youre great teacher! :)

conundrumist

Thank you alot Mr.James . i have learn many important information from you.

Meera96

This is absolutely revealing. Thanks very kindly. Though got 9/10, it struck me immediately after selecting the last question that I’d missed it. Actually, I got confused with the way the question was framed. I’m so grateful to engvid and James for this lesson.

oksma

Mr. James, this lesson have really made my day. Thanks a million!

Chimavic

tnx Mr.James
I got 10 out of 10

tesfalem1990

What?! 10 out of 10?! I can’t believe it! Thank you, teacher!

svbNY

I got 10/10
Thanks james

Kanishv

thanks James for this useful video,and I love your t-shirt

Adhemar Doly

thank james

goharuetian

Your teaching is outstanding.

Zawzaw992001

Thanks.. you have made it simple

AbdullahSz

Thanks a lot for your effort
I study English, for improve my English skilles

Ahmedabdelsamad

What?James is married? Well he supposed to wear a ring!!!

soozi

Thank You James.

jaco1985

Thank you for a lesson

Shax

I didn’t understand why 2nd has none but 5th has a comma

atlisurahi

The quiz is lackluster. It focuses on complete sentences but never truly tries to show the student tricky sentences to help them figure out where the cracks in their education is.

Layarion

Haha,all of the questions are right.

shangyun

thank you for the lesson sir James!
And I also thank Mr. E for being in the video till the end….
it was a very helpful video Sir.
:D

Thanu

Thanks a lot.

KOKSAL68

very helpful, thank you!

whatt

James It was helpful for me your explanations,thanks.

Arlindo Ferreira

Thank you James :) . It’s helped me a lot!

prince0815

Great,thanks James

Ali Saleh

Thank you Mr.E

Momone

Thank you Mr.James and Mr. E for your brilliant enphasis on the topic of conjunction lesson.

Konneh

thanh you mr. james

minhhuong123

I got 90% ?thank you mr.james for the lesson

Beasboy

this was a brillian lesson, thank james for sharing yout huge knowledge.

Medardo@17

You are the best James! Thank you so much!

Margo

I got 9 out of 10,mean i could understand your lesson James.

Ruth 7N64

James you are my favourite lecture. Thank you so much

achmadpurnomo

Thanks James I really appreciated the lesson. I got 8/10 your an amazing teacher.

Gleve1

be ee aa uu tii full. thanx

shahzada khan

you are good James!

Mikesyndrom

I got 70 percent! still having some trouble with commas.

alou088

I really love your humorous way to impart your teachings.

Jeet362658

i love it, thank you so much for making this website.

spena14402

i got 100% I’m soo happy lol

spena14402

I REALLY LOVED THIS LESSON!ITS SO EASY TO REMEMBER THINKING OF COMMA GIRL LOL

riverlope

I’ve got a score of 9 out of 10, but I don’t understand why at the second question, the answer is the first and not the second.

solomolo

I am really struggling, with my punctuation marks, I hope with constant practicing like this could make me improve.

Sinota

Thank you, James!

Beatrice

T
thank you for the well thought out, entertainable lesson.

Violet

thanks for this lesson james, it’s really helpful

punkiss026

Thanks James for your lesson,it helped me alot.

Maya001

Thanks this lesson is interesting

Karway

karway what are you doing here because as i think you are an american native.

Dalamadar

You got 10 correct out of 10.

thanks ..

M kartal

Thanks James

Dhruvgoyal

Thanks James! I always find your lessons very useful.

Alex-1956

Hi Mr Jane, Thanks for your perfect education..

Brand006

thank you James! you’re such an excellent teacher.

conradstill

The lesson was very helpful, and it made me smile.
(notice my proper use of coma?) lol

NadineFlowers

James you are not stupid; you are an excellent, innovative and creative teacher who makes lessons very interesting.

SJ SINGH

hey! james
I got your almost 23 lessons on different topics, and they are really helpful. I learned a lot from you. keep making your videos.

ayeshanajmi

please help me to understand why we don’t use coma when we correct a comma splice by converting it into a compound sentence.

Mahmuda@018

I got 10 out of 10. Thanks for you. It’s very helpful.

Jeong Yoonji

great lesson, much fun! Thanks James (-:

MonaXX

thanks james

Dalamadar

Thank you very much Mr.J

Yusuf Moore

I got a 90%.

Yusuf Moore

hi im Egyptian howre you

dragon jack522@5

10 out of 10 thanks Mr.james

sagei.valirich

Thanks a lot. Good way of explanations. 100 %

RenataSlesak

you are the one that understood from him. thank you James

ayman.abdallah

It´s so helpful. :)

xime.cantu.patty

10/10 cant bleave it

eman yones moaffa

Thank you James! Understanding now where the commas may be used at.

garellano2

God bless you Mr.James,and I know that I can do it.

AminataK

Thanks, James.

Hosrefaat

Much appreciated.

Hosrefaat

Thank you for the lesson, James. But it has caused a problem to me. I fell in love with the comma girl. What should I do now??

Marcio07

thank you for the lesson

mokhtaro

Lesson well learnt, 10 out of 10, thank you gentleman!

FarkhodKuchkarov

Wow! 10/10. Great lesson. Thanks James.

Arieh Dorjee

i’m studding for GED thanks.

dbrown1207

Mr.J
You’r the best teacher
Thank you

Amal Almutairi

Thanks! Your explanation is great.

Sandy pillay

Thank you mr. James for all of your great lessons!!
I watch your videos almost everyday,and they are easy to understand as well as useful.
by the way, I would like to recommend you to do an lesson about “Punctuation” uses because I think many people have struggles with it;me included,so it would be great if you do one!!
Thank you again.

nontidraw

a lesson*

nontidraw

Your class was very clear.
Thank you James. Fanboys love commas.

Lunafranchesca

Wow thank you for explaining so clearly.

pbm2020

A good lesson with the best teacher.

Hossam el gezawy

thank you teacher.

Suvd04

Hi James
Could you help me to understand the only one I failed: Iwant to work as a lawyer in the future so I am studying
Why comma after and not before so?

MarkDan

Thanks man you are a brilliant teacher.

Emmanuel MANDEBI

Thank you very much, sir. I love this lesson

GayanaP

9/1o
best regards,Mr.James
Christmas greetings and best wishes from
Kazakhstan 22 Dec2o21:)

Jannyl

I got a hundred, James. Thank you so much for the lesson.

saeful

thanks James ?

Sonelia

Thanks, James!!!
The love story was really amazing!!!

Atollun

Best Teacher. thank you Teacher James. I got 100.

Amira Abdulaziz

Thank you for your lesson !

Sakshamchhats

Thank you so much, James you are one of the best teachers I’ve ever seen.
Excellent lesson on simple rules for using commas with coordinating conjunctions.

Nahom Zelalem

Best tuter

Mohammed-Mahmoud

What you are thinking is what you should choose.

oconeesro

James is the best and funniest 😂

m14saleh8

Hi! I didn’t really catch up first example in the test. Is conjunction “for” really need to be used there? Cause for me it sounds like not appropriate at all in that particular context. I understand it can be used correctly from the grammatical point of view, but how about common use?

Hantera

Writing Skills: When to use commas with FOR, AND, BUT, OR, YET, SO, NOR

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