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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Comma before "if"

Hi,

I would really appreacite it if someone could clarify whether there should be a comma before "if" in the sentence below:

--->Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any other questions.

Personally I'm quite certain there shouldn't be any punctuation whatsoever in this sentence, but I would really appreaciate it if a native speaker could confirm this this (and preferrably explain why)

Much appreciated

Cheers!
  

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I'm a native speaker of Finnish ([ ]) but I can tell you that no comma is needed in your sentence. A comma is usually not used if a subordinate clause follows the main clause . I'll go there if he asks me.

— Cool Breeze

  • I'm a native speaker of Finnish ([ ]) but I can tell you that no comma is needed in your sentence.
  • A comma is usually not used if a subordinate clause follows the main clause .
  • I'll go there if he asks me.
  • I like him even though he hurt my feelings .
  • He wanted to talk to me because he owed me money.
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I'm a native speaker of Finnish ([Emotion: smile]) but I can tell you that no comma is needed in your sentence. A comma is usuallynot used
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Thanks Cool Breeze!
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The independent clause of the sentence contains "not"; therefore, comma is used before "if".

For the sake of clarity, comma is used; however, if the sentence read alike (Please contact us if you have any problem), there is no need of using comma before "if".

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AnonymousI would really appreacite it if someone could clarify whether there should be a comma before "if" in the sentence below:--->Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any other questions.

I would really appreciate... There is no need for a comma.

Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any other questions.

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