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B5C2
Commas and Conjunctions
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A comma is used before a coordinating conjunction joining
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two independent clauses.
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We took the bus, but she will take the train.
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My sister mowed the lawn, and I raked the leaves.
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A comma is not used...
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...before a subordinating conjunction:
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He called after we left.
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He fell because he tripped.
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(To delete a comma, see
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Comma
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.)
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...between two independent clauses not separated
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by a coordinating conjunction:
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We took the bus; she will take the train.
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My food was cold: the potatoes were rock-solid.
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(To delete a comma, see Comma.)
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Related topics
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Conjunctions
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For, Yet, and So as Conjunctions
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Clauses and Punctuation
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Clauses
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Run-on Sentences/Comma Splice
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