A boy was going away without his mother’s leave she called after him “Where are you going, sir” “To the village” “What for” “To buy ten cents worth of nails” “And what do you want ten cents worth of nails for” “For a nickel”
The Comma.
The Comma is the most frequently used of all stops.
As a general rule, it may be stated that when, in reading, a slight pause is made, a comma should be inserted in writing; thus:—
The Spaniards were no match for the Roosevelt fighters, however, and, as had been the case at La Quasina, the Western cowboys and Eastern “dandies” hammered the enemy from their path. Straight ahead they advanced, until by noon they were well along toward San Juan, the capture of which was their immediate object. Fighting like demons, they held their ground tenaciously, now pressing forward a few feet, then falling back, under the enemy’s fire, to the position they held a few moments before.
Without books God is silent, justice dormant, natural science at a stand, philosophy lame, letters dumb and all things involved in Cimmerian darkness.
When a Noun or Pronoun in Apposition is very closely connected with the preceding word, no comma is needed, as,
William the Conqueror.
My cousin Fred.
Cromwell the Protector.