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Anonymous Posted 20 years ago
Grammar
Comma
When beginning a sentence with a coordinating conjunction such as 'and', 'but', 'so', etc., do we always follow the conjunction with a comma?
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Hello Anon I would say no. g. 1.
- Hello Anon I would say no.
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- So, you want to play for Manchester United, do you?
- – the comma indicates a pause after "So".
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Hello Anon
I would say no. You use a comma after And/But/So only when you want to indicate a natural pause, e.g.
1. So, you want to play for Manchester United, do you?
– the comma indicates a pause after "So".
2. I want to play football for Manchester United. But I don't like Sir Alex Ferguson, their manager. So I may play for Liverpool instead. And then I'll ea
I would say no. You use a comma after And/But/So only when you want to indicate a natural pause, e.g.
1. So, you want to play for Manchester United, do you?
– the comma indicates a pause after "So".
2. I want to play football for Manchester United. But I don't like Sir Alex Ferguson, their manager. So I may play for Liverpool instead. And then I'll ea
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