| A | B |
| Mark the main clause, Coordinating conjunction | There are many solutions, so you only need to choose. |
| Mark main clause, Introductory | During the class, sleeping was the most fun. |
| Mark the beginning of a main clause | Because the president avoids the truth, the press has a work to do. |
| Mark main clause, Direct q | She said,"Send the man back." |
| Commas for Parenthesis, Interjection, Introductory | Hey, what's up. |
| Parenthesis | The man, you think, was dead. |
| Parenthesis | If you, as he said, want to go, you may. |
| Commas for Parenthesis, Non Restrictive | I sold my father, the old goat, for five dollars. |
| Lists | Tom, Harry and Sally do awful things. |
| Lists adverbs | the deep, soft blue |
| Lists (Harvard) | Harry, Sally, and Tom were out. |
| Lists | Geaorge smiled warmly, acted like a friend, and lied. |
| Direct quote, Parenthesis | "No," Harry added,"I don't." |
| No comma created by subordinate conjuncion | He did that because I said so. |
| Cumulative adjectives | deep blue sea |