Examples of using "запятая" in a sentence and their english translations:
Is this comma necessary?
I’d suggest a comma.
A comma is a punctuation mark.
There is no need for a comma in this sentence.
- Should there be one comma in this sentence or two?
- Should there be one comma or two in this sentence?
- I'm not sure why there's got to be a comma there. Please tell me.
- I'm not sure why there has to be a comma there. Explain it to me, please.
- Tom is sad because he is often separated from Mary in German sentences by a comma.
- Tom is sad, as in German sentences he is often separated from Mary by a comma.
The Oxford comma is awkward, unnecessary, and cannot be carried over to languages other than English.
The Greeks invented the comma, not for their literature but for their actors, to warn them to take a deep breath in preparation of an upcoming long phrase; thus a comma represents a pause.