oxford comma
(subgroup of
comma)
→
HasProperty
→
necessary
|
0.68
|
|
comma
→
CapableOf
→
go inside quotation marks
|
0.67
|
|
comma
→
ReceivesAction
→
placed after the word
|
0.60
|
|
comma
→
ReceivesAction
→
used as decimal separator
|
0.56
|
|
value
→
HasA
→
comma
|
0.56
|
|
comma
→
ReceivesAction
→
omitted
|
0.56
|
|
comma
→
ReceivesAction
→
used after introductory word
|
0.54
|
|
comma
→
HasProperty
→
optional
|
0.53
|
|
comma
→
CapableOf
→
separate the group and element numbers
|
0.52
|
|
comma
→
CapableOf
→
go inside closing quotation marks
|
0.51
|
|
comma
→
HasProperty
→
wrong
|
0.49
|
|
comma
→
ReceivesAction
→
removed
|
0.49
|
|
comma
→
HasProperty
→
necessary
|
0.48
|
|
comma
→
HasProperty
→
correct
|
0.48
|
|
comma
→
CapableOf
→
indicate pause
|
0.47
|
|
comma
→
CapableOf
→
set off clause
|
0.47
|
|
comma
→
ReceivesAction
→
used to separate item
|
0.47
|
|
comma
→
HasProperty
→
unnecessary
|
0.46
|
|
comma
→
HasProperty
→
important
|
0.45
|
|
comma
→
ReceivesAction
→
used to separate clause
|
0.45
|
|
comma
→
CapableOf
→
be a punctuation mark
|
0.44
|
|
comma
→
CapableOf
→
go inside quote
|
0.44
|
|
comma
→
CapableOf
→
follow the year
|
0.44
|
|
comma
→
CapableOf
→
change the meaning
|
0.43
|
|
comma
→
CapableOf
→
separate element
|
0.42
|
|
comma
→
ReceivesAction
→
added
|
0.42
|
|
comma
→
CapableOf
→
separate item
|
0.41
|
|
comma
→
ReceivesAction
→
used to set off the interrupter phrase
|
0.41
|
|
comma
→
ReceivesAction
→
opened
|
0.41
|
|
comma
→
ReceivesAction
→
used after phrase
|
0.40
|
|
comma
→
CapableOf
→
come before the conjunction
|
0.40
|
|
comma
→
CapableOf
→
separate clause
|
0.40
|
|
comma
→
ReceivesAction
→
used in many contexts
|
0.39
|
|
comma
→
ReceivesAction
→
used to separate phrase
|
0.39
|
|
comma
→
HasProperty
→
useful
|
0.38
|
|
comma
→
CapableOf
→
separate field
|
0.38
|
|
comma
→
ReceivesAction
→
kept to basic
|
0.35
|
|
comma
→
ReceivesAction
→
placed after last name
|
0.35
|
|
comma
→
HasProperty
→
tricky
|
0.34
|
|
comma
→
ReceivesAction
→
necessary for clarity
|
0.34
|
|
comma
→
ReceivesAction
→
used as delimiter
|
0.34
|
|
comma
→
ReceivesAction
→
substituted for word
|
0.34
|
|
comma
→
ReceivesAction
→
substituted for the figure
|
0.34
|
|
comma
→
ReceivesAction
→
followed by space
|
0.34
|
|
argument
→
HasA
→
comma
|
0.33
|
|
comma
→
ReceivesAction
→
italicized
|
0.33
|
|
comma
→
ReceivesAction
→
used to separate adjective
|
0.33
|
|
comma
→
ReceivesAction
→
required around sr
|
0.33
|
|
comma
→
ReceivesAction
→
needed after dependent clause
|
0.33
|
|
comma
→
HasProperty
→
common
|
0.33
|
|
comma
→
CapableOf
→
separate the day of the week
|
0.33
|
|
field
→
HasA
→
comma
|
0.32
|
|
comma
→
ReceivesAction
→
used before the conjunction
|
0.31
|
|
comma
→
CapableOf
→
separate column
|
0.31
|
|
comma
→
IsA
→
the most common punctuation mark
|
0.31
|
|
comma
→
ReceivesAction
→
considered mandatory
|
0.31
|
|
comma
→
ReceivesAction
→
used to separate idea
|
0.31
|
|
comma
→
AtLocation
→
right place
|
0.31
|
|
comma
→
ReceivesAction
→
entered
|
0.31
|
|
comma
→
HasA
→
many uses
|
0.31
|
|
comma
→
CapableOf
→
miss in following sentence
|
0.31
|
|
comma
→
CapableOf
→
separate list of log destinations
|
0.30
|
|
comma
→
CapableOf
→
appear in several variants
|
0.30
|
|
comma
→
CapableOf
→
go in the number
|
0.30
|
|
value
(aspect of
parameter)
→
HasA
→
comma
|
0.30
|
|
comma
→
ReceivesAction
→
expected
|
0.28
|
|
comma
→
ReceivesAction
→
replaced
|
0.28
|
|
comma
→
HasProperty
→
enough
|
0.28
|
|
comma
→
CapableOf
→
play vital role
|
0.28
|
|
comma
→
CapableOf
→
go to next argument
|
0.28
|
|
comma
→
CapableOf
→
question mark
|
0.25
|
|
comma
→
ReceivesAction
→
used to denote natural pause
|
0.25
|
|
comma
→
ReceivesAction
→
enclosed by number signs
|
0.25
|
|
comma
→
CapableOf
→
follow the dialogue
|
0.25
|
|
comma
→
CapableOf
→
execute command
|
0.25
|
|
comma
→
CapableOf
→
serve to resolve ambiguity
|
0.25
|
|
comma
→
HasProperty
→
subjective
|
0.25
|
|
comma
→
CapableOf
→
represent point
|
0.25
|
|
comma
→
HasProperty
→
more than two ideas
|
0.25
|
|
comma
→
ReceivesAction
→
placed after the closing parenthesis
|
0.25
|
|
comma
→
CapableOf
→
set off the phrase
|
0.25
|
|
comma
→
ReceivesAction
→
used as diacritic mark
|
0.25
|
|
comma
→
CapableOf
→
join two complete sentences
|
0.25
|
|
comma
→
CapableOf
→
save life
|
0.25
|
|
comma
→
CapableOf
→
follow entire name
|
0.25
|
|
comma
→
ReceivesAction
→
used to separate introductory clause
|
0.25
|
|
comma
→
CapableOf
→
separate string of tags
|
0.25
|
|
comma
→
CapableOf
→
separate last two items
|
0.25
|
|
comma
→
CapableOf
→
prohibit the use of cash
|
0.25
|
|
comma
→
HasProperty
→
rare
|
0.25
|
|
comma
→
CapableOf
→
follow a digit placeholder
|
0.25
|
|
comma
→
ReceivesAction
→
escaped
|
0.25
|
|
comma
→
UsedFor
→
convenience
|
0.25
|
|
comma
→
CapableOf
→
separated for multiple entries
|
0.25
|
|
comma
→
CapableOf
→
separate list of possible names
|
0.25
|
|
comma
→
ReceivesAction
→
omitted in modern editions
|
0.25
|
|
oxford comma
(subgroup of
comma)
→
HasProperty
→
optional
|
0.25
|
|
serial comma
(subgroup of
comma)
→
ReceivesAction
→
omitted
|
0.25
|
|
paragraph
→
HasA
→
comma
|
0.25
|
|
comma
→
CapableOf
→
separate name
|
0.23
|
|
comma
→
ReceivesAction
→
used in sentence
|
0.23
|
|
comma
→
ReceivesAction
→
used before coordinating conjunction
|
0.21
|
|
comma
→
ReceivesAction
→
allowed
|
0.21
|
|
comma
→
CapableOf
→
separate city
|
0.18
|
|
comma
→
IsA
→
the most misused punctuation mark
|
0.16
|
|
comma
→
HasProperty
→
powerful
|
0.16
|
|
comma
→
ReceivesAction
→
overused
|
0.16
|
|
comma
→
HasProperty
→
redundant
|
0.16
|
|
comma
→
ReceivesAction
→
needed before the word
|
0.15
|
|
comma
→
CapableOf
→
follow the salutation
|
0.09
|
|
comma
→
ReceivesAction
→
imposed on language
|
0.09
|
|