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Pastimes : SI Grammar and Spelling Lab
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To: RogerWillco who wrote (937)3/24/1998 6:41:00 PM
From: Jack Clarke  Read Replies (1) of 4710
 
RW,

Since you asked...

" Commas and I have never had a full understanding of one another and they seem to have a habit of either appearing in places they shouldn't or failing to appear at all,"

You should have a comma before the "and" of your second clause. The rule is that a comma separates two independent clauses, that is, ones which contain both a subject and verb. Your first clause has subject and verb: (Commas and I have...) The second clause does also: (..they seem...).

The second independent clause usually begins with a coordinating conjunction, such as "and", "but", etc.

If one clause is independent and the other dependent, you don't use a comma. Examples:

1. He was educated, but he was not a pedant. (subject and verb in both clauses.)

2. He was educated but was not a pedant. (Only subject in second clause, so it is dependent.)

Best regards,

Jack
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