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Victo Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

Commas Again

Can we leave out the commas around 'therefore'?
I therefore want to state that I feel your decision is not justified.


Can we leave out the commas around 'however'?

I however disagree with you.



Is it okay to omit the comma after 'hence'?

Many employees have left through attrition; hence I believe that the organization will be more profitable.


Thanks.
  

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Do you think you would naturally pause in those places when saying these sentences aloud?

— Clive

  • Do you think you would naturally pause in those places when saying these sentences aloud?
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Do you think you would naturally pause in those places when saying these sentences aloud?
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In the case of sentence 1: Yes. For sentence 2: No. For sentence 3: Yes.
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I wouldn’t use the commas in any of them.
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The commas are necessary in my book. By convention, conjuncts that begin independent clauses are followed by a comma, and when they are placed after the subject, they become parenthetical and are treated as such.
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