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After the conjunction in a compound sentence, would a two commas separate the prepositional phrase, or would you omit a comma after the conjunction.

Tristan screamed in warning and holding me before him, he pushed me out the door.
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Tristan screamed in warning and, holding me before him, he pushed me out the door.
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Default Re: comma after conjunction
To maintain logical flow, use the comma after "and".
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