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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Vocabulary

Comma placment

where does the comma go when using a sentence with the worrd but, before it or after
  

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Hi, where does the comma go when using a sentence with the worrd but, before it or after It depends on the structure of the sentence . Use a comma if it helps the reader to see the way the sentence is structured. In a simple and short sentence, you may not need a comma at all.

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  • Hi, where does the comma go when using a sentence with the worrd but, before it or after It depends on the structure of the sentence .
  • Use a comma if it helps the reader to see the way the sentence is structured.
  • In a simple and short sentence, you may not need a comma at all.
  • Here are a few examples.
  • eg He hurried but he was late.
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Hi,
where does the comma go when using a sentence with the worrd but, before it or after

It depends on the structure of the sentence . Use a comma if it helps the reader to see the way the sentence is structured. In a simple and short sentence, you may not need a comma at all.

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It depends.

"But" is a conjunction. When you use conjunctions to form compound sentences, a comma is always placed before the conjunction:

I was excited to go to the races, but I was scared as well.

Sometimes, "but" is used much like "however" -- in this case, you have to use a semicolon before and and comma after:

I am Irish; but, only inasmuch as I am not Ge
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