1. Should you use a comma when you combine two complete sentences using and. eg I went to the store, and later I picked up my children. ( I have seen some people leave the comma out, especially in newspapers.) 2. Should you put a comma before because? She was late, because there was lots of traffic. (I was taught that this was incorrect, but have seen several textbooks use it this way recently.)
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Here are mine.
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Should you use a comma when you combine two complete sentences using and.
eg I went to the store, and later I picked up my children.
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You are liable to get different answers from different people about this. Here are mine.
1. Should you use a comma when you combine two complete sentences using and. eg I went to the store, and later I picked up my children. ( I have seen some people leave the comma out, especially in newspapers.)
If both sentences are short and of equal importance, I wouldn't us