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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Using a comma before a clause beginning with because

Do you do it, and if so when?
  

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The verbs have the same subject ('you') but dependent clause should be set off, so it should be written this way: Do you do it and , if so , when? However, I suggest re-casting to eliminate those commas : If and when do you do it?

  • The verbs have the same subject ('you') but dependent clause should be set off, so it should be written this way: Do you do it and , if so , when?
  • However, I suggest re-casting to eliminate those commas : If and when do you do it?
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The verbs have the same subject ('you') but dependent clause should be set off, so it should be written this way:

Do you do it and, if so, when?

However, I suggest re-casting to eliminate those commas: If and when do you do it?
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Using a comma before a clause beginning with because
AnonymousDo you do it, and if so when?
No, unless the preceding clause is extremely long and complex.

Provide some examples if you need help on specific cases.

State the entire question within the post, not in the header. Don't just continue from header to body as if all were part of a con

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