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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
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Punctuation in the following sentence.

Hi,

Could you please explain punctuation in the following sentence?

"Analyzing the data reveals public support of conflict, for as environmental issues become a variable, attitudes towards war become more complex."

Taken from http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/quizzes/nova/nova1.htm

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lost man Hi,Could you please explain punctuation in the following sentence?"Analyzing the data reveals public support of conflict, for as environmental issues become a variable, attitudes towards war become more complex."Taken from http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/
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Thanks.

I have learnt that introductory elements can't be an independent clause. In this sentence, there is a subject and verb, "analyzing the data reveals public support of conflict."

Correct me, please.
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Analyzing the data reveals public support of conflict, (Sorry, my error, this is rule #2, not rule #3. Use a comma + a little conjunction (and, but, for, nor, yet, or, so) to connect two independent clauses.) for as environmental issues become a variable, (This comma follows rule #3 - When a sentence (read main clause here) begins with an adverbial clause, put a comma after it.) attitudes towards
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