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Findaway Posted 9 years ago
Grammar

Comma before because?

I'm trying to learn when to put a comma before because. Do I need one here:
A child who is discriminated may:
1. Lose confidence and withdraw socially because they feel they are not accepted for who they are.
I don't think I do.
  

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findaway A child who is discriminated against may: 'discriminate' is intransitive in the given context, so it cannot be used in the passive form in its own right. findaway I'm trying to learn when to put a comma before because. Do I need one here ?

  • findaway A child who is discriminated against may: 'discriminate' is intransitive in the given context, so it cannot be used in the passive form in its own right.
  • findaway I'm trying to learn when to put a comma before because.
  • Do I need one here ?
  • No, your sentence reads better without it.
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findawayA child who is discriminated against may:

'discriminate' is intransitive in the given context, so it cannot be used in the passive form in its own right.

findaway I'm trying to learn when to put a comma before because. Do I need one here

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