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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

On the usage of a comma

In the following sentence, is a comma required after life?

However, the moment I decide to go out and get a life, torrents of work rain down on me.

Or can I write that without a comma?

However, the moment I decide to go out and get a life torrents of work rain down on me.

Or are both sentences correct?
  

Top answer

No, you need the comma. " When those come before the main sentence (torrents of work rain down on me), you separate them with a comma. If you had it after the main clause, you could omit the comma.

— BarbaraPA

  • No, you need the comma.
  • " When those come before the main sentence (torrents of work rain down on me), you separate them with a comma.
  • If you had it after the main clause, you could omit the comma.
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No, you need the comma.

the moment I decide to go out and get a life is your adverb phrase saying "when." When those come before the main sentence (torrents of work rain down on me), you separate them with a comma. If you had it after the main clause, you could omit the comma.
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