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Rik Posted 19 years ago
Grammar
Comma after clause
Below are two variations of the same sentence.
I would like to know if a comma should follow the initial clause in both setences.
I'm quite certain that (A) should use a comma, but i'm not so sure about (B). i suspect no comma is needed here, although i don't know why
(A) "Reading the book [,] I found it all came together"
(B) "When I read the book [, ] ? it all came together"
I would like to know if a comma should follow the initial clause in both setences.
I'm quite certain that (A) should use a comma, but i'm not so sure about (B). i suspect no comma is needed here, although i don't know why
(A) "Reading the book [,] I found it all came together"
(B) "When I read the book [, ] ? it all came together"
Top answer
Hi Rik, Welcome to the forums. I always put a comma in constructions like B, in which you have a dependent clause preceding the independent clause.
- Hi Rik, Welcome to the forums.
- I always put a comma in constructions like B, in which you have a dependent clause preceding the independent clause.
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Hi Rik,
Welcome to the forums.
I always put a comma in constructions like B, in which you have a dependent clause preceding the independent clause.
Welcome to the forums.
I always put a comma in constructions like B, in which you have a dependent clause preceding the independent clause.
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