comma + if

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00I think it is better to have the comman in your sentence. Usually a comma will not make a difference in the meaning of a sentence. It just provides a convenient and natural place for a reader to take a little pause. It makes the sentence flow better and easier to un

0oh, i didn't think about it that way. 02br
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00actually, i thought the comma was irritating sometimes. 05002br
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00thank you very much Danyoo!! 051010id111id1

0 Make a phone call, if the service is available.02br
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00This is a conditional sentence, which is another way of saying it is a complex sentence.02br
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00Complex sentences have the form:02br
00Conjunction x, y OR y conjunction x02br
00"If" here is the conjunction.02br
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00The correct punctuation, there

0Endi, thanks for your valuable input. I did some googling and found some additional info on this topic.02br
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0Hi,02br
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01font01b00When two simples sentences are joined together using a conjunction, it should be preceded by a comma.02b00 02font00This seems a little dogmatic to me. For example, when both sentences are very short, I don't see that a comma is always necessary or desirable.02br
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0Clive,02br
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00So is it the case of grammar rules changing and evolving over time? 02br
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00Or should one consider the source carefully when referencing these material?0-

0Hi,02br
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01font00So is it the case of grammar rules changing and evolving over time? 02font00Yes, I think there's a lot of truth in what you say here. Both language and its grammar do evolve. I think one example is sentence length. Generally speaking, today we favour simpler sentences, and I think the result is that the use of co

0Thanks Clive. I see what you are saying. Makes sense. 050010id1