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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

Use of "just as" to subordinate a clause and commas

I'm unclear when subordinate clauses that follow independent clauses should have commas. Here's my example sentence, "Charlie reaches the border of the parking lot and leaps for a plateau of grass just as the car comes to a squealing stop."
This subordinate clause beginning with "just as" is following an independent, so I shouldn't have a comma right, and additionally a comma would create a weaker bond or a break in action so that's another reason to use no comma. Plus there's nothing ambiguous about the subordinate clause the use or absence of a comma would clarify. Am I right in choosing not to have a comma?
  

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Anonymous Charlie reaches the border of the parking lot and leaps for a plateau of grass just as the car comes to a squealing stop. No comma.

  • Anonymous Charlie reaches the border of the parking lot and leaps for a plateau of grass just as the car comes to a squealing stop.
  • No comma.
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AnonymousCharlie reaches the border of the parking lot and leaps for a plateau of grass just as the car comes to a squealing stop.
No comma.

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