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 DRAFT: DO NOT CITE WITHOUT AUTHORSâ PERMISSION.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.
Geographic references. Commas should be used to separate geographic elements, as in the examples below. The final geographic element should also be followed by a comma when it appears in the middle of a sentence. The mayor of New York was the first guest to arrive; the mayor of Athens, Georgia, was the last to arrive.