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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

Comma Question - (use of therfore in the middle of sentence)

I commonly use therefore in the middle of sentence for my line of work. However, I'm not sure if I'm using the proper grammatical treatment. For example:

I believe that this treatment is reasonable and, therefore, will pass on further investigation into the matter.

I'm I correctly using commas in this sentence? Any input would be appreciated. Thanks!
  

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The commas are optional. I prefer them, because the two pauses make the 'therefore' sound a little more thoughtful in tone. Clive

— Clive

  • The commas are optional.
  • I prefer them, because the two pauses make the 'therefore' sound a little more thoughtful in tone.
  • Clive
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The commas are optional.
I prefer them, because the two pauses make the 'therefore' sound a little more thoughtful in tone.

Clive
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AnonymousI'm Am I correctly using commas in this sentence?
Personally, I think your comma usage is fine (even though I'd omit the commas myself), but purists insist that "therefore" should be used as follows:

I believe that this treatment is reasonable; theref
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I wonder if the error these purists are objecting to is actually this common comma splice error.
I believe that this treatment is reasonable, therefore I will pass on further investigation into the matter.
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CliveI wonder
Oof! It was much too long ago for me to remember the details of that article. They did mention several other words (I think they called them 'adverbial conjunctions') that "should" be punctuated the same way, for example, however and nevertheless. I suspect their recommendations are a bit old-fashioned, but I don't know for sure.
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