#punctuations

let us not forget.. 

  Mary, the chambermaid, had been a witness to this tender passage, and poor Simpkins’s dignity ever since had walked on shaky ground. But Annette’s charms had conquered more than Simpkins. Tom, the gardener, had spent the entire three weeks of her stay in puttering about the shrubs that grew in the vicinity of the house; while the stablemen had frankly prostrated themselves — with the exception of Joe, who was married and not open to Gallic allurements. 11-12

He spent an hour puttering about the carriage room, whistling a cheerful two-step and vainly pretending to himself that he felt in a cheerful frame of mind. Then suddenly his music and his thoughts were interrupted by the ringing of the house telephone bell, long and insistently. He sprang to the instrument and heard Annie’s voice, her words punctuated by frightened sobs. 232

Jean Webster, Much Ado About Peter, illustrated by Charlotte Harding and Harry Linnell (1909) links to Harvard copy, via hathitrust

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Most people who write in English understand the primary use of a comma. They help reflect breaks or intervals in a sentence. But there is so much more that it does apart from being just punctuation. Several types of sentences have different meanings to express, and commas have a significant role to play. Take a look at its various uses below, along with relevant examples.

1. Interchangeable…