比如: it wasn't "some random guy" that talked to you after class.而”literally“不應該被用來暗指嚴重性,因為它是指一些實際發生的事情,或者是為大家所熟知的真理。例如:當你說"I literally couldn't get out of bed this morning.",這句話的前提得是你真的有身體上不適從而沒辦法起床,而并不是單純意義上的不想起床。
當副詞引導句子時,可以使用逗號。例如: "Although I drank the poison Kool-Aid, my Wednesday was mostly boring."
“because”引導的從句,前提是從句部分足夠復雜,可以使用逗號。例如: "I drank the Kool-Aid because I was thirsty" ,這樣的句子不需要加逗號,而 "I drank the Kool-Aid, because my sister left me home alone and there wasn't anything else to drink" ,這種從句比較復雜的句子則需要使用逗號。
當劃分指導性句子時,可以使用逗號。例如: "Fortunately, I carry a pocketknife" 可以使用逗號;同樣地,"To begin a novel correctly, forget everything you know" 也可以使用逗號。
當劃分轉折句時,可以使用逗號。例如: "The puppies were cute, but smelled disgusting."