Tuesday, October 6, 2015

Commas with Coordinating Conjunctions

      

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Commas with Coordinating Conjunctions
      Do not put a comma between groups of words joined by a conjunction like and or but, except in compound sentences.
            He did not know whether to try to explain all this to his girl friend or to join a monastery. (Two phrases joined by or. A comma would be incorrect.)

            He couldn’t join the Foreign Legion because he was too old and overweight. (And joins two words. A comma would be inappropriate.)

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