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Grammar
Comma before because
I am trying to find a worksheet or just some examples that will demonstrate to my students when they should put a comma before the word "because", and why in most instances there isn't a comma before "because".
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I couldn't find quite what you are looking for, specific to 'because'. html "]COMMAS[/url], and if you google the word, you'll find a lot of sites with more information and examples. 'Because' normally introduces a dependent clause, and dependent clauses are normally restrictive, hence taking no comma.
- I couldn't find quite what you are looking for, specific to 'because'.
- html "]COMMAS[/url], and if you google the word, you'll find a lot of sites with more information and examples.
- 'Because' normally introduces a dependent clause, and dependent clauses are normally restrictive, hence taking no comma.
- When sentences and their clauses get too long, however, a comma may be necessary for clarity.
- Hope this helps.
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I couldn't find quite what you are looking for, specific to 'because'. Here is a good basic introduction to [url="http://www.unc.edu/depts/wcweb/handouts/commas.html"]COMMAS[/url], and if you google the word, you'll find a lot of sites with more information and examples.
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Hello there!
I came across the following example on the internet, which neatly demonstrates why you often need to think about the contents of your statement before you decide:
I knew that President Nixon would resign that morning because my sister worked in the White House and she called me with the news.
Without the comma, the sentence might suggest that Presiden
I came across the following example on the internet, which neatly demonstrates why you often need to think about the contents of your statement before you decide:
I knew that President Nixon would resign that morning because my sister worked in the White House and she called me with the news.
Without the comma, the sentence might suggest that Presiden
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Yes, yes. Of course we need to think about what we are saying and about what we might accidentally be saying in any given written passage. And we must insure that unintended meanings are avoided.
On the other hand, we must assume at least a little intelligence and common sense in the reader.
No reasonable person would ever think Nixon was going to resign because someone's sist
On the other hand, we must assume at least a little intelligence and common sense in the reader.
No reasonable person would ever think Nixon was going to resign because someone's sist
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0 Maybe you should find a worksheet or some examples that will demonstrate that you should always include commas and periods inside quotation marks. 0-
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0 Your comment "you often need to think about the contents of your statement" is VERY accurate, and your internet resource has given an excellent example of who people 01 font 00 don't 02 font 00 think about the contents. The resource has considered the wrong aspect of this sentence. It's these inappropriate examples that cause so much confusion when punctua
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0 The worksheets you should be looking for are ones dealing with 'Subordinating Conjunctions' ('because' is a subordinating conjunctions) 0-
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I'm sure your intended recipient is delighted to be assisted in such a charming and generous manner. To the point, one shouldn't 'always include commas and periods inside quotation marks'. That only applies to American English. British English, for one, places punctuation outside the quotation marks (single in the first instance and often called inverted commas or speech marks) unless the punctua
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wow that nixon thing, it's a GRRREAATTT sentence, it really helped me understand!!! thx 
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hahahahaha...that's really, really funny! i was thinking the same thing.
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