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Teo Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

comma, because

01. I am trying my best to help you because I love Lou.02br
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002. Valerie Sun yelled because she won the lottery.02br
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003. Ted and Rosie went to bed because they were drowsy.02br
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00Do we need a comma to separate the main clause and the 01i00because02i00-clause?0-
  

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02br 02br 002. 02br 02br 003. 0-

— Inchoateknowledge

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  • 02br 02br 003.
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0 I would never put a comma in these cases.02br
00However,02br
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001.Because I love Lou, I am trying my best to help you .02br
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002. Because she won the lottery, Valerie Sun yelled .02br
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003. Because they were drowsy, Ted and Rosie went to bed .0-
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0When 01i00because02i00 follows a negated verb phrase, it must be preceded by a comma when the 01i00because02i00 clause explains why the event did not occur. 01i00They didn’t want her on the committee, because she was so outspoken02i00 means roughly “Her outspokenness was their reason for not wanting her on the committee.” When
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0 I agree with Incho that you don't need commas in those 3. 0-
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