Comma and Conjunctions

Why a comma before the 'and'? It's not necessary.

'Admittedly', on the other hand, is a sentence adverb and therefore requires commas.

I would write your sentence as:

I went to the store and, admittedly, I was frightened.

On the other hand, I would write it like this:

I went to the store and was admittedly frightened.

Basically, what I'm trying to get it at is this....

if you have a conjunction and then an introductory word that follows it then what is the comma situation?

Because if you have two independent clauses, you need a comma after the conjuction. Right?

what about two independent cluases with a conjunction and an introductory word (adimittedly, hence, therefore)? What's the

FencesWindowsHello,

Ok - Is this corect? And if not, why is it not?

"I went to the store yesterday, and, admittedly, I was frightened."

Thanks for the help. I do appreciate it!

That's how I would punctuate it.

FencesWindows
"I went to the store and, admittedly, I was frightened." : Don't you need a comma after 'store' since 'I was frightened is an independend clause -could be a sentence by itself?

Well, 'I went to the store and was frightened' is a simple sentence.

It's hard to say without any context, but I can imagine someone writing "I went to the store, and I was frightened". So, if we add "admittedly", we would have "I went to the store, and, admittedly, I was frightened". It depends on the context.