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Re: When do we put a comma before and? ... Back in the dark ages when I went to school, my English teacher taught us that commas go both before and after "as well as," but I am often corrected by my young colleagues for my abundant use of commas.
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ORIGINAL ANSWER: no ** That's not entirely correct. If the "as well as" phrase occurs with a clause at the end of a sentence, do not use a comma. EX: Bob gave a donation to Joe as well as his friend John. If the "as well as"...
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Put a comma before a conjunction that joins two complete thoughts. You should know this one pretty well by now! ... Abby and Paige are cheerleaders. +; They are also good students. =; Abby and Paige are cheerleaders, and they are also good students. ... Comma Rules...
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Note: The conjunction AND in the above sentence for the last item in the series does not need a comma as the comma in a series actually functions as a conjunction. However, use a comma before the conjunction to avoid confusion with series of long phrases. ... Note: Do not put a comma between the last adjective and the noun.
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www.montanalife.com/writing/Comma_Rules.html
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For the record, I include the original letter and my response, as well as several subsequent letters, ... One of your culprits is the Associated Press Stylebook (p. 274). "Use commas to separate elements in a series, but do not put a comma before the conjunction in a simple series: The flag is red, white and blue."
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www.swcp.com/info/essays/serial-comma.htm
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"They [commas] divide items in lists, but are not required before the and on the end" (Truss 83).; In high school, we were taught to always put a comma before the and. ... I think it looks better visually, as well as, the simple fact that that is what I am used to. We should not be surprised we were not taught to leave it...
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I know we put comma before "co-ordinating conjunction" like and, but, etc.; I can't understand why the above sentence has been put comma in front of "so".; Could you help me with this? ... well-ventilated user_gary Ask a Teacher 23 17-Jun-2007 21:25...
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www.usingenglish.com/forum/ask-teacher/46143-comma-prob...
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In the first sentence, I would not put a comma before "as well as" unless I also put one before "for."; In the second sentence, you need the comma after "apprehensive" because what follows is the coordinating conjunction "so." When you join two sentences with a coordinating conjuction, you use a comma.
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Check It Again! (Book One) - Online Version - Avoid Common Errors in Written English ... Some people would put a comma before 'and' as well, but this isn't necessary. A good list needs a comma after each item, apart from the second to last item, which is followed by 'and', then the final item. Like this:
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