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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
Grammar
does "as well as" ever need a comma before it?
A teacher once told me that I should never use a comma before "as well as" -- for instance,
To better serve you, our company will offer more frozen foods as well as fresh ones.
A coworker believes a comma is necessary, that is
To better serve you, our company will offer more frozen foods, as well as fresh ones.
Is there a rule regarding use of a comma with "as well as"?
Thanks!
kgm
To better serve you, our company will offer more frozen foods as well as fresh ones.
A coworker believes a comma is necessary, that is
To better serve you, our company will offer more frozen foods, as well as fresh ones.
Is there a rule regarding use of a comma with "as well as"?
Thanks!
kgm
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Anonymous A teacher once told me that I should never use a comma before "as well as" -- for instance, To better serve you, our company will offer more frozen foods as well as fresh ones. This is good. BUT: Our company will offer more frozen foods, as well as make the price cheaper.
- Anonymous A teacher once told me that I should never use a comma before "as well as" -- for instance, To better serve you, our company will offer more frozen foods as well as fresh ones.
- This is good.
- BUT: Our company will offer more frozen foods, as well as make the price cheaper.
- A coworker believes a comma is necessary, that is To better serve you, our company will offer more frozen foods, as well as fresh ones.
- Is there a rule regarding use of a comma with "as well as"?
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AnonymousA teacher once told me that I should never use a comma before "as well as" -- for instance,
To better serve you, our company will offer more frozen foods as well as fresh ones. This is good.
BUT: Our company will offer more frozen foods, as well as make the price cheaper.
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Generally, the rule of thumb with all expressions such as "as well as," "along with," "in addition to," etc., is to put commas around the expression only when it interrupts the subject of the sentence from the verb.
Example:
Jenny, as well as her sister, went to the beach.
If the expression occurs elsewhere in the sentence, omit the commas.
Example:
Example:
Jenny, as well as her sister, went to the beach.
If the expression occurs elsewhere in the sentence, omit the commas.
Example:
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"as well as make the price cheaper" is a dependent clause. If you're placing it at the end of the sentence, you should not add a comma.
- Our company will offer more frozen foods as well as make the price cheaper.
However, if you put a dependent clause anywhere else in the sentence, it should be separated by one or two commas.
- In addition to making our prices cheaper,
- Our company will offer more frozen foods as well as make the price cheaper.
However, if you put a dependent clause anywhere else in the sentence, it should be separated by one or two commas.
- In addition to making our prices cheaper,
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I was always taught it should read: To better serve you, our company will offer more frozen foods, as well as, fresh ones.
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Commas are not necessary. "As well as" is a conjunction like "and." It is OK to put a comma before the conjunction, but not after it.
To better serve you, our company will offer more frozen foods as well as fresh ones.
To better serve you, our company will offer more frozen foods as well as fresh ones.
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Hi everyone, my first post in that forum. I started teaching ESL this year and I came across this forum a couple of times. I tought this time i would try to participate a little bit
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Hi,
'as well as' is conjunction so you can use it without commas. I personally don't use comma when using as well as. However, I have read many articles where they have used ', as well as'. So, I guess that is acceptable as well.
Regards,
Nidhi
'as well as' is conjunction so you can use it without commas. I personally don't use comma when using as well as. However, I have read many articles where they have used ', as well as'. So, I guess that is acceptable as well.
Regards,
Nidhi
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DanQuebec"She as well as him is right." At first, I thought that it should be "She as well as him are right". Then I thought that "She, as well as him, is right."... and now I'm wondering if it could be "She, as well as him, are right"."As well as" is a conjunction, a synonym for "and also" in this context.
So what do you think of this sentenc
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AlpheccaStarsSo what do you think of this sentence?oh well... I guess it's ok but I dont know why I feel like putting are since 2 people are right. Anyways, I think I'm wrong about that since the main clause is "She is right".
She and also him is right.
On the other hand if the main clause is "She is right", parenthetical elements like "as well
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Well, the real problem is "him"
You would not say "she is right and him is right."
The real sentences should be:
She is right and he is right.
She and he are right.
She and he also are right.
She as well as he are right.
The compound subject requires a plural verb.
If you want to make the "as well as he" a kind of afterthought, the phrase can
You would not say "she is right and him is right."
The real sentences should be:
She is right and he is right.
She and he are right.
She and he also are right.
She as well as he are right.
The compound subject requires a plural verb.
If you want to make the "as well as he" a kind of afterthought, the phrase can
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