英会話で喋る場合は余り関係ありませんが、
英文を書く時にコンマを使います。
そのコンマの使い方を正しく理解することも大事です。
何となくコンマを使っていないでしょうか？
間違って使うことはないかも知れませんが、
何となく使っているコンマの使い方を
整理して再確認しておきましょう。
コンマの使い方を整理すると次のような分類ができます。
１．英単語を並列する時
I’ve been to New York, Chicago, San Francisco and Los Angeles.
Do you want to have a cup of coffee, tea or any soft drink?
We met Mary, Jessica, Cathy and Julia yesterday.
２．いくつかのフレーズを並列する時
She likes playing tennis, studying English and listening to music.
３．ふたつの文章をつなげる役割
I have a bicycle, but it’s too old.
She has been very busy, therefore she couldn’t have a vacation.
４．文章の導入部の働きをする時
Regarding the next plan, we need to discuss more in detail.
Having finally arrived in town, we could have something to eat.
５．注意をひく単語の区切りとして
Hey, don’t tell me a lie.
Yes, I can do that work by tomorrow.
Well, that will be fine for me.
６．括弧の代わりに説明文を追加する役割として
My car, which I bought last year, have some mechanical problem
We visited Orland, Florida, two year ago.
Her father, old and sick, is still staying in the hospital.
７．複数の形容詞を使う時に
She is a beautiful, elegant and smart woman.
He felt very confident, powerful and ambitious.
８．引用文を持って来る時に
She asked me, “Do you want to talk with me?”
９．対比するための文章を繋げる時
He is a hard worker, but a bad singer.
You have a bright future before you, not behind you.
10．文章に多少の「間」を置きたい時に
We did our best, however, we couldn’t win.
She, after all, came to the meeting without a notice.
11．日付けや住所等を書く時に
The next meeting will be on Monday, July 22, 2019.
He lives at No. 37, Jalan Gondangdia Lama, Jakarta, Indonesia.
12. 付加疑問文を使う時に
Let’s talk about the plan, shall we?
You are going to the party, are you?
There is nothing wrong, is there?
英文を書く時にはコンマを必ず使います。
正しく、そして効果的にコンマを使うためにも
コンマの正しい使い方、例文を一度整理して確認しておきましょう。