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Ducks1160 Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Conjunctions
I wanted to buy some fruit but didn't have any money.
Must I insert a comma after fruit because of the conjunction but ?
I don't want to add the comma or repeat the word I, as in the sentence below.
I wanted to buy some fruit, but I didn’t have any money.
Is it acceptable to add the comma, but leave out the word I, as show below?
I wanted to buy some fruit, but didn’t have any money.
Must I insert a comma after fruit because of the conjunction but ?
I don't want to add the comma or repeat the word I, as in the sentence below.
I wanted to buy some fruit, but I didn’t have any money.
Is it acceptable to add the comma, but leave out the word I, as show below?
I wanted to buy some fruit, but didn’t have any money.
Top answer
I don't think you need a comma here. You don't need to routinely put a comma before "but". My pragmatic approach is to use one if I feel it makes the sentence easier to parse.
- I don't think you need a comma here.
- You don't need to routinely put a comma before "but".
- My pragmatic approach is to use one if I feel it makes the sentence easier to parse.
- In your case I find the sentence easy enough to parse without a comma.
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I don't think you need a comma here.
You don't need to routinely put a comma before "but". My pragmatic approach is to use one if I feel it makes the sentence easier to parse. In your case I find the sentence easy enough to parse without a comma.
You don't need to routinely put a comma before "but". My pragmatic approach is to use one if I feel it makes the sentence easier to parse. In your case I find the sentence easy enough to parse without a comma.
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