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So these two sentence, are similar in style. After the first comma they are both dependent clauses yet are connected with a coordinating conjunction.
If the clauses in bold are non essential then the sentence should work without out them which it doesn't.
So they are two dependent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction and a comma.
Is the comma necessary between the dependent clauses ?
panda blue 483 After the first comma they are both dependent clauses No, the first case is the 2nd of compounded prepositional phrases, while the second case is the 2nd of compounded non-finite adverbial clauses, The commas should be omitted in both cases, because they are wrong.
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panda blue 483 After the first comma they are both dependent clauses
No, the first case is the 2nd of compounded prepositional phrases, while the second case is the 2nd of compounded non-finite adverbial clauses, The commas should be omitted in both cases, because they are wrong.