Comma before the word 'with'

Hi Pambele,

Welcome to the Forum.

He also had the support of the crowd, with his hometown of Philadelphia being just up the road.

Note the comma before WITH. I never know when to use a comma before with and when not. Can anyone explain the difference?

It depends on

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/grammar/g_clause.html

this explained it better for me.

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That has nothing to do with comma before with questions.

Hello Experts,

So anytime there is a comma after with some information, it's a non essential modifier?

Thank you

Newbie

Hi. I think you have a typo:
It depends on how 'tightly coupled' the will phrase is ...

should be:
It depends on how 'tightly coupled' the with phrase is ...

Bev

Pambelewith his hometown of Philadelphia being just up the road.

Just to note: "with ... being ..." participle clauses are stylistically very weak constructions. It's preferable in most cases to write a finite clause.

He also had the support of the crowd because his hometown of Philadelphia was just up the road.

CJ

Correct. The comma after with in this case is correct, as the subject is not 'in the company of' or 'in possession of' something or someone. In the op's sentence example, with is applied in place of 'because of', or 'owing to,' meaning that the reason that the subject had the support of the crowd is because of the fact, or is owing to the fact that his hometown of Philadelphia wa