ENG 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Bungee Jumping, Bungee Cord, Participle
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In a series of three or more items, use a comma after every item except the last one. Bungee jumping has joined the ranks of surfboarding, skateboarding, and sky surfing as an extreme sport: use commas after first,second, and so on when they introduce items in a series. A young, adventurous man jumped off a 300-foot bridge: use a comma after an introductory word or a mild interjection such as oh or well. Oh, bungee jumping is not for the faint-hearted: use a comma after an introductory prepositional phrase that contains one or more other prepositional phrases. At the beginning of the jump, a person feels a rush of emotions: use a comma after an infinitive phrase, a participial phrase, or an adverb clause that begins a sentence. Taking a deep breath, the jumper prepares for the dive: use commas to set off words that interrupt the flow of thought in a sentence.
