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Ashton Gohkimhui Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

Comma help

This has been bothering me for quite some time already, and i can't figure out how to use a comma properly although i've read countless of english websites on this.

#1 Dependent clause + comma + conjunction + independent clause. Is this possible? I'm sorry i don't really have an explicit example to show you.

#2 I was not playing computer games, i was actually doing my work.

#3 Ok, this gets a little tough to explain without an example. I've seen a couple of times where a comma is used after an independent clause to add meaning to the main sentence. Is that possible?

Thanks a lot Emotion: smile
  

Top answer

The pronoun "I" is always capitalized. Ashton Gohkimhui #1 Dependent clause + comma + conjunction + independent clause. Is this possible?

— Enoon

  • The pronoun "I" is always capitalized.
  • Ashton Gohkimhui #1 Dependent clause + comma + conjunction + independent clause.
  • Is this possible?
  • I'm sorry i don't really have an explicit example to show you.
  • No.
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The pronoun "I" is always capitalized.
Ashton Gohkimhui#1 Dependent clause + comma + conjunction + independent clause. Is this possible? I'm sorry i don't really have an explicit example to show you.
No.
Ashton Gohkimhui#2 I was not playing computer games, i was actually doing my work.
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#2 I was not playing computer games, i was actually doing my work.

This incorrect punctuation is called a "comma splice." You can find many references to this common error. Here is a good reference:
http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/runons.htm
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