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Snarf Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

And Comma - Unsure if Stand-Alone Part

Brian moves across John and John moves back.

Should there be a comma before "and"? I can't tell if "and John moves back" is an independent clause or not.

Thanks.
  

Top answer

A comma after the first John helps readers avoid the slip of reading the first part of the sentences as 'Brian moves across John and John'. We have two independent sentences joined by a coordinating conjunction. (later) Sorry, I meant to write 'two independent clauses'.

— Fivejedjon

  • A comma after the first John helps readers avoid the slip of reading the first part of the sentences as 'Brian moves across John and John'.
  • We have two independent sentences joined by a coordinating conjunction.
  • (later) Sorry, I meant to write 'two independent clauses'.
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A comma after the first John helps readers avoid the slip of reading the first part of the sentences as 'Brian moves across John and John'. We have two independent sentences joined by a coordinating conjunction.

(later) Sorry, I meant to write 'two independent clauses'.
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Brian moves across John
What do you mean, please?

Clive
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SnarfI can't tell if "and John moves back" is an independent clause or not.
John moves back is a sentence, as you must know, and a sentence is always an independent clause.
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