Now Comma

How can "Now" have a comma in front of it when it is starting a new sentence? There is a period after "said"!

Snarf"That is not a good way of doing it," he said. "Now this way, on the other hand, is much better."Is "now" an interjection there, that is, does it need a comma in front of it?"Thanks.

It needs a comma, but it is an adverb. Introductory adverbs get a comma.

enoonIt needs a comma, but it is an adverb. Introductory adverbs get a comma.

What!
Are you pretending that's all one long sentence?

For the same reason that "well," "oh," and "oh my ***" would have commas in front of them when starting a sentence: they are interjections, and "now" is an interjection in that sentence, is it not?

No one so far has agreed that it is an interjection, and even if it were.........

And how do you have a comma before a sentence. I have nothing more to say to you on this thread.

I never said it is supposed to be before the sentence. I asked if it is supposed to come after "now," so that it reads, "Now, this way, on the other hand..." And if "now" is an adverb, like enoon is saying, then it definitely needs a comma, just like a sentence beginning with the word "suddenly," for example.

Not all introductory adverbs are set off with a comma, e.g., maybe, but I would say, strictly speaking, you would use one after now.

Now, this way, on the other hand, is much better.

canadian45No one so far has agreed that it is an interjection, and even if it were.........And how do you have a comma before a sentence. I have nothing more to say to you on this thread.

Oh. I hadn't noticed the strange "in front of". I took it to mean what I thought he meant, that is, after it.

Aspara GusNow, this way, on the other hand, is much better.

It is my opinion that the first comma both serves no useful purpose and breaks up the sentence too much.