Process Beginnings Endings  Persuasion Paragraphs Tone Flow Parallelism Inflation Conciseness Verbs Clutter Conventions	13.1.3 Commas to separate
	Use a comma after each element of an A, B, and C series except the last element. A comma does go before the conjunction. Use a comma before a short quotation. Use a comma to separate an introductory element from the independent clause that follows. Use a comma to separate independent clauses joined by simple conjunctions. The comma goes just before the conjunction. Use a comma to separate coordinate adjectives. Use a comma after the salutation of an informal letter.
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