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Anonymous Posted 9 years ago
Grammar

Comma usage in clause without subject

What is the correct usage of a comma here:


I went to the store to buy bread and milk, and then went to the hairdresser.


I am confused because "and then went to the hairdresser" does not have a subject. If the sentence was:


I went to the store to buy bread and milk, and then I went to the hairdresser.


I think the comma is necessary, but I can't figure out the first case.


Thanks!

  

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Anonymous I went to the store to buy bread and milk and then went to the hairdresser. As shown. There is no explicitly stated subject in the second part.

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  • Anonymous I went to the store to buy bread and milk and then went to the hairdresser.
  • As shown.
  • There is no explicitly stated subject in the second part.
  • You don't have a compound sentence here; just a compound predicate.
  • No comma.
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AnonymousI went to the store to buy bread and milk and then went to the hairdresser.

As shown. There is no explicitly stated subject in the second part. You don't have a compound sentence here; just a compound predicate. No comma.

AnonymousI went to the store to buy bread and milk, and then
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I went to the store to buy bread and milk, and then went to the hairdresser.

I wouldn't argue that you must use a comma here. Nevertheless, I think that in saying this sentence I would pause slightly after the word 'milk', so I'd probably use the comma in writing.

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