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GrammarHelp123 Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Comma before and?

" I recommend you look into a career path that you enjoy and will provide you with financial support."

Should there be a comma before and?
  

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Hi,

" I recommend you look into a career path that you enjoy and will provide you with financial support."


Your sentence has some problems. Say
eg " I recommend you look into a career path that you will enjoy and that will provide you with financial support.
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Take away the word "
that" in the sentence. It is not needed.
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But the line can also mean: " I recommend you look into a career path that you enjoy and I will provide you with financial support." The comma is not needed, but the "I" would be if that is the intended meaning.
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AnonymousBut the line can also mean: " I recommend you look into a career path that you enjoy and I will provide you with financial support." T
No, it cannot. Or if that was the intention, if failed.
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The general rule for the comma is that it separates independent clauses. A fairly reliable test: if the second part works as a sentence, use a comma, otherwise, don't. In this case, I'd leave it out because "will...." doesn't have a subject and verb.
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"I recommend you look into a career path that will provide you with financial support and enjoyment." Something along these lines could also work - and removes the dilemma in the middle!
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