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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
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comma before while?

John remains stationed at the window while Fred walks over to interrogate Bo.

I'm not sure?
  

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Anonymous John remains stationed at the window while Fred walks over to interrogate Bo. I'm not sure? As the sentence stands, no comma is necessary.

— Philip

  • Anonymous John remains stationed at the window while Fred walks over to interrogate Bo.
  • I'm not sure?
  • As the sentence stands, no comma is necessary.
  • However, it is my understanding that if the clauses were in the reverse order, a comma would be necessary (this is obviously a matter of convention rather than one of logic).
  • It's no wonder you aren't sure .
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AnonymousJohn remains stationed at the window while Fred walks over to interrogate Bo.

I'm not sure?
As the sentence stands, no comma is necessary. However, it is my understanding that if the clauses were in the reverse order, a comma would be necessary (this is obviously a matter of convention rather than one of logic)
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