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Ann225 Posted 6 years ago
Grammar

Comme before ‘and’

Hi,

A:”How was the test?”

B:”There was a time limit, and we had to log in to a portal to access the test questions.”

Should there be a comma before ‘and’?

My instincts are telling me that the answer is yes.

However, they’ve been wrong before. Emotion: big smile

Thank you.

  

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Ann225 comma before ‘and’? Yes. , use a comma at the end of the first one.

— CalifJim

  • Ann225 comma before ‘and’?
  • Yes.
  • , use a comma at the end of the first one.
  • Another way of looking at it is this.
  • If there's an explicitly mentioned subject coming up in the next clause, use a comma.
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Ann225comma before ‘and’?

Yes. When you're connecting two independent clauses with a coordinating conjunction like 'and', 'but', 'or', etc., use a comma at the end of the first one.

Another way of looking at it is this.
If there's an explicitly mentioned subject coming up in the next clause, use a comma.
If the subject is implicit, being

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