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KelberS Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Comma between 'that' and 'because'

Sentence: "The company concluded that, because the test results were poor, the product release would be delayed."
Should a comma appear between 'that' and 'because'?
  

Top answer

Hi, No. The other comma is fine, though. Regards

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  • Hi, No.
  • The other comma is fine, though.
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Hi,

No. The other comma is fine, though.

Regards
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KelberSWhy not?
Welcome to the forums!

Why do you want to separate "that" and "because" with a comma?
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KelberS Why not?
When you put material between commas that way it becomes parenthetical, added information standing outside the sentence grammar. The "because" clause is not that but is essential to the meaning.
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Because "...because the test results were poor..." is a dependent clause interrupting another clause. My understanding was that if a dependent clause comes at the beginning of a sentence, a comma follows; if at the end, no commas are used; and if in the middle, commas are used before and after the dependent clause. Additionally, when I read this sentence out loud, I separate this clause by a small
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In response to enoon, I don't see how this 'because' clause is essential. It could be moved to other places in the sentence or even dropped while leaving the essential meaning of the sentence - that the release would be delayed - unchanged.
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KelberSIn response to enoon, I don't see how this 'because' clause is essential. It could be moved to other places in the sentence or even dropped while leaving the essential meaning of the sentence - that the release would be delayed - unchanged.
The company concluded something, which means they inferred something from evidence. They did not simply conclude t
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