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JJDouglas Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

With or without comma?

"Are you happy because you won, or because it's over?"

Or...

"Are you happy because you won or because it's over?"

Which one do you think is best and the most grammatically correct?
  

Top answer

Both are OK. A comma helps the reader find the intended meaning quicker, particularly as the sentence gets longer. In speaking, a pause serves the same purpose.

— Clive

  • Both are OK.
  • A comma helps the reader find the intended meaning quicker, particularly as the sentence gets longer.
  • In speaking, a pause serves the same purpose.
  • Clive
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Both are OK.
A comma helps the reader find the intended meaning quicker, particularly as the sentence gets longer.
In speaking, a pause serves the same purpose.

Clive
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