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Akavall Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

IC, and therefore IC. Where do commas go?

The combination of and and therefore when connecting two independent clauses confuses me quite a bit.

I don't know how to write this sentence, and therefore I have to ask about it on the EnglishForward.com.

Or do I need the commas around the 'unnecessary' therefore?

I don't know how to write this sentence, and, therefore, I have to ask about it on the EnglishForward.com.

Thanks in advance.
  

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Frankly, I would not put any commas in. At most, your first option is the one to go for. From the point of comma usage, in your second sentence, you require the commas before and after "therefore", but not the one after "sentence".

— Feebs11

  • Frankly, I would not put any commas in.
  • At most, your first option is the one to go for.
  • From the point of comma usage, in your second sentence, you require the commas before and after "therefore", but not the one after "sentence".
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Frankly, I would not put any commas in.

At most, your first option is the one to go for.

From the point of comma usage, in your second sentence, you require the commas before and after "therefore", but not the one after "sentence".
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I would say that "and" is redundant in this sentence. It should read, "I don't know how to write this sentence; therefore, I have to ask..."
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Feebs11, I think I need the comma before the "and", since I have two independent clauses. For example, if "therefore" wasn't there, and I had:

I don't know how to write this sentence, and I have to ask about it on the EnglishForward.com.

I would just have "IC, and IC'; I don't think you can't leave out the comma.

Spides, yeah,
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