The comma! It may seem small, but the weight it carries is beyond measure. If you do not use a comma you would say:
Let’s eat grandpa .
Or, as one newspaper heading read: Rachel Ray finds finds inspiration in cooking her family and her dog.
A comma in the right place would give meaning to the sentence.
Let’s eat, grandpa.
Rachel Ray finds finds inspiration in cooking, her family, and her dog.
There are some general rules you can follow when you use the comma. Their basic function is to provide breathing spaces to the sentences. They organise the thoughts or logical sequence of the sentence.
Some of the more important places to use a comma would be when you wish to join independent clauses — I love eating bread, but enjoy it more with jam on it.
You could use it following an introductory word group — When I see too many people, I turn tend to get confused.
To interrupt a sentence or to provide additional information, it is the comma that must be used. And, of course, with direct quotations, dates and addresses, titles and numbers.
