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Daithy Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

Does 'whereas' require a comma when used in the middle?

Ex. "Police officers are the good guys whereas criminals are the bad guys."

Thanks.
  

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In that short sentence it’s optional. I’d probably use it.

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  • In that short sentence it’s optional.
  • I’d probably use it.
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In that short sentence it’s optional. I’d probably use it.
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No.
But you can put there, if you want the reader to pause and think for a second about the first part of what you have written.

Clive
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But isn't whereas a subordinating conjunction?
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Aren't subordinating conjunctions supposed to be not punctuated when in the middle of a sentence, unless they are used in a parenthetical sense?
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DaithyAren't subordinating conjunctions supposed to be not punctuated when in the middle of a sentence, unless they are used in a parenthetical sense?
They can be restrictive or non-restrictive (this latter is what you mean by 'parenthetical', I presume. This definition also subsumes the idea of 'pausing and thinking'). In many utterances, the subordinate cl
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Thank you, very helpful.
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Daithy Ex. "Police officers are the good guys whereas criminals are the bad guys."Thanks.
I would use a comma.
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