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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Comma or not

In this sentence does because need a comma? "To begin with, working and going to school are just alike because students have to get their work done in a certain time period."
  

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Yes. The "because" clause is an additional thought, not necessary to the meaning of the opening statement. So separate it.

— Doctor D

  • Yes.
  • The "because" clause is an additional thought, not necessary to the meaning of the opening statement.
  • So separate it.
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Yes. The "because" clause is an additional thought, not necessary to the meaning of the opening statement. So separate it. Perhaps it would be clearer to see this if you turned the sentence around: "Because students have to get their work done in a certain time period, working and going to school are very much alike."
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