I have decided I would like to get better at formal writing and that It is time to understand the exact do's and do not's of commas for my country, New Zealand, but I can not find any set rules.
I am sick of those times of uncertainty of whether a comma is needed or not. I want to learn the exact, advanced, rules for when a comma is needed; and when one is not needed. The same for semicolons, clearly, would be helpful too.
I hate relying on nothing but reading the sentence in my head and judging what punctuation is needed based on how long of a pause I used. This is ineffective and I need to learn rules.