Should There Be a Comma Before Specifically?

Should There Be a Comma Before Specifically?

You would need a comma before "specifically" only if it was strongly connected to what comes after it, or if it provides additional information about something that you have mentioned before "specifically". e.g.: - We have discovered a new spieces of insects, a specifically big one.

How do you punctuate specifically in a sentence?

more specifically in a sentence
  1. Or more specifically, a ticket packet containing coupons for each flight segment.
  2. More specifically the Skinner clan came together for the 50th consecutive year.
  3. And more specifically it documented the serious misconduct of Clinton Administration appointees.

How do you use specifically?

You use specifically to emphasize that something is given special attention and considered separately from other things of the same kind. ...the first nursing home designed specifically for people with AIDS. We haven't specifically targeted school children.

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