How do you know when to put a full stop. and a comma,?

Answer 1

Certainly not where you did. Also, never start a sentence with and. A comma should come some way into a sentence when there is a pause but not a change. I.e. Mr Jones was a tall, slim man. It could have had an and. Then you will go on to describe him further so therefore a fullstop is required. Mr Jones was a tall, slim man. He was about 35 I think. Get it? If you then go on to talk about something completely different, you need a new paragraph. Hope this helps.

Answer 2

When 2 comma's are placed in a sentence the section between the comments can be taken out and the sentance will still make sense. Also, as you read, a comma is a half breath - full stop a full breath. So when writing don't make the sentance too long or you'll run out of breath!

Answer 3

A full stop is used at the end of a sentence and a comma for a pause is a sentence.

Answer 4

You put a full stop at the end of a sentence and a comma when you need to pause to make sense of that sentence. If the sentence is long, you would run out of breath before you reached the end of it. The sentence would also sound gabbled and not make sense without the pause.

Answer 5

think of the sentence, i have just put a comma because i need to break the sentence up but still be talking about it. do you get what i mean? a comma is for breaking up a sentence and a full stop is finishing the sentence altogether. its pretty simple really, its so you can catch a breath in the middle other wise you end up with a really long sentence which you have to say in one big long line without breathing in the middle......... and breathe, see simple. hope this helps.

Answer 6

A full stop is used to end a sentence, a comma is used to add a pause in a sentence.

Answer 7

The way I punctuate is to imagine you are reading/saying your sentence. If you take a breath, then that would represent the comma in your sentence. If the sentence has finished and you are going to begin on another then you need a full stop.

Answer 8

When you stop writing about a certain subject and move on to something different, use a full stop.
Use a comma when you want the person reading it to pause, so they can breath.

Answer 9

Basically a full stop ends a sentence, a comma, is a pause in a sentence.

Answer 10

Coma is a pause, but full stop is a longer pause, so take a breath if you like. The point of this as other have noted is also that you group together ideas using comas, but you move on to a new idea with a full stop. There are rules for grammar, but these also change in the way language is expressed. Try to keep your ideas clear and simple.