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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

Punctuate "so that"

If "that" is left out of a "so that" clause of purpose, can the comma before the "so" be left out also? Must "that" be included in a clause of purpose introduced by "so"?

My wife baked a cake (,) so (that) I could present it to to Roger on his birthday.
  

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Anonymous My wife baked a cake so (that) I could present it to to Roger on his birthday. As shown above. No comma.

  • Anonymous My wife baked a cake so (that) I could present it to to Roger on his birthday.
  • As shown above.
  • No comma.
  • With or without 'that'.
  • CJ
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AnonymousMy wife baked a cake so (that) I could present it to to Roger on his birthday.
As shown above. No comma. With or without 'that'.

CJ

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