Okay, what is the best way to write this sentence TOTALLY confused on where commas go.
Consider the case of Anna Norbury in the 1964 novel “The Great Seamstress,” written by Regina George in Atlanta, Georgia.
^ That is usually the example I use on all of my essays.
Also,
Another example is provided by the actions of Mark Zuckerberg, the founder and creator of the social media website, Facebook.
^confused on where to put commas.
Please help.
Also! Are we allowed to write on the last line of the essay paper?
@avneety Anyone who has watched Mean Girls will immediately know it is made up. 
The commas there are fine. The first comma separates an adjective clause, which is separated by a comma. The second comma (which separates “Atlanta” and “Georgia” or “GA”) is mandatory for city/state or city/country names.
I think this is okay, but I’m pretty sure the second comma is unnecessary. Also, “founder and creator” is redundant; use “founder.”
I suggest reading on comma usage here:
[Purdue OWL: Commas](Purdue OWL® - Purdue OWL® - Purdue University)
[Commas | Punctuation Rules](Commas | Punctuation Rules and Examples)
Yes. #1 is fine and the second comma in #2 is not needed.
Let’s put a point on it. The comma before Facebook is incorrect.
Check the differences between restrictive and non-restrictive appositives. http://www.cws.illinois.edu/workshop/writers/appositives/
Ooh. That’s a very nice source, @WasatchWriter.
I always enjoyed “My sister, Sarah, and I went to the fair. How many of us went to the fair?”
@WasatchWriter - thanks for that reference. I’m a little confused though because the first general example used “Our teacher, Professor Lamanna, loves grammar.” is effectively the same as the example used under restrictive appositives - “The musician Harry Connick will come to Champaign.”. And it states that a restrictive appositive does not require commas but does not state that it is incorrect to include them. That statement combined with the first example leads me to believe that commas are acceptable with restrictive appositives but not required. Am I misreading this?
@adlgel When you write “the musician,” until you name the musician, there are millions of musicians you might be referring to. When you write “Our teacher,” you are in a situation where your reader expects that there is only one possibility; that would certainly be the case if you have already established that your English class is under discussion. A better example would be “My wife, Jane.” There is only one, so that’s non-restrictive, so it requires the comma.
As to the requirement, I guess that site could have anticipated your concern more clearly. Maybe this site does better: https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/596/1/ : “do not place commas around the appositive.”
Or just trust a 53 year old English professor.
Thanks, that explanation clarifies the difference between the two examples for me.
On the SAT essay, minor punctuation slip-ups like these will not contribute to your score.