Running Head: Science Identity and Self-Efficacy. DRAFT: DO NOT CITE WITHOUT AUTHORSâ PERMISSION. Considering the Role of Gender in Developing a Science Identity: Undergraduate Students in STEM Fields at Large, Public, Research Universities.
Separating the parts of a sentence. Commas are used to separate an introductory word or phrase from the main sentence, or to separate a word or phrase that briefly interrupts the flow of the sentence. In the examples below, the introductory and interrupting words or phrases have been italicised.
1 At a semicolon somewhat more.. ( 2 Richard Hodges, The English Primrose, 1644). 3  Using Semicolons to Separate Items in a List.  4 Use semicolons to separate items in a list that contains commas.  5 Normally we use commas to separate items in a list: We need paper, pens, ink, and computer discs.