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01-Aug-2007, 05:32
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| |  comma before "and", "but"
I wonder, why, sometimes a comma precedes the conjunctions like and, but etc. but sometimes not.
Could you explain why it so?
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01-Aug-2007, 09:00
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| | Re: comma before "and", "but"
Have a look here: http://www.usingenglish.com/forum/tags/oxford-comma/
Also, if and/but are followed by an independent clause, we generally use a comma. |
01-Aug-2007, 09:09
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| | Re: comma before "and", "but"
How about a full stop? |
01-Aug-2007, 15:17
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| | Re: comma before "and", "but"
A full stop is exactly that - the full stop at the end of a sentence. It ends a sentence. |
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| | Re: comma before "and", "but"
Can we put But after a full sto[p? |
02-Aug-2007, 06:34
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| | Re: comma before "and", "but"
Yes, we can. However, in formal language, it is often better to use something else. | | Thread Tools | | | | Display Modes |  Linear Mode | 
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