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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Comma
Do you put a comma before or after because? Please and thank you.
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Hi, It depends on the structure of the sentence. Here are a few examples. He married Mary because he loved her.
- Hi, It depends on the structure of the sentence.
- Here are a few examples.
- He married Mary because he loved her.
- ) He marrried Mary because , with all his heart, he loved her.
- He married Mary, who was rich , because he loved her.
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Hi,
It depends on the structure of the sentence.
Here are a few examples.
He married Mary because he loved her. (But if the part before or after the 'because' is long, I'd put a comma before 'because', to help the reader find the meaning easily.)
He marrried Mary because, with all his heart, he loved her.
It depends on the structure of the sentence.
Here are a few examples.
He married Mary because he loved her. (But if the part before or after the 'because' is long, I'd put a comma before 'because', to help the reader find the meaning easily.)
He marrried Mary because, with all his heart, he loved her.
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Hello Clive,
You put a comma after because when it's followed by a subordinate clause, otherwise you never do. Would you say that or am I mistaken?
Thank you
You put a comma after because when it's followed by a subordinate clause, otherwise you never do. Would you say that or am I mistaken?
Thank you
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Hi,
You put a comma after because when it's followed by a subordinate clause, otherwise you never do. Would you say that or am I mistaken?
That raises the question of how you define a clause, but let's not get into that.
It seems like a helpful rule for learners, but I am not comfortable being so categorical. I would accept both of these examples on the basis tha
You put a comma after because when it's followed by a subordinate clause, otherwise you never do. Would you say that or am I mistaken?
That raises the question of how you define a clause, but let's not get into that.
It seems like a helpful rule for learners, but I am not comfortable being so categorical. I would accept both of these examples on the basis tha
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