{"id":12719,"date":"2021-05-10T22:25:34","date_gmt":"2021-05-10T22:25:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/?p=12719"},"modified":"2023-08-24T21:18:41","modified_gmt":"2023-08-24T21:18:41","slug":"comma-usage-fanboys","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/comma-usage-fanboys\/","title":{"rendered":"Comma Usage with Fanboys \u2014 The Complete Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>img#mv-trellis-img-1::before{padding-top:56.25%; }img#mv-trellis-img-1{display:block;}<\/style><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Just like your dog&rsquo;s collar, guitar pick, and cigarette filter, every punctuation mark serves a purpose in the world of written language.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And, notwithstanding how insignificant a word may superficially look like, it surely plays a significant role in forming a sentence as well.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Today, we&rsquo;ll look into punctuating coordinating conjunctions in English, namely, for, and, nor, but, or, yet, and so, or more popularly known as the FANBOYS.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><b>Where does the comma go in FANBOYS?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><strong>When creating compound sentences, meaning two independent clauses having the ability to stand as separate and complete ideas, the comma goes before FANBOYS (for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so). We must not place any commas when <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/coordinating-conjunctions\/\" title=\"coordinating conjunctions\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\">coordinating conjunctions<\/a> only link words, phrases, or clauses that cannot be regarded as complete ideas.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><b>Placing a comma before FANBOYS<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Just <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/comma-before-like\/\"><b>like<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> any other system, language also follows some recognizable patterns that guide humans in using it effectively, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/comma-before-albeit\/\"><b>albeit<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> not all the time.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This simply means that, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/comma-before-or-after-although\/\"><b>although<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> there are predictable places where punctuation marks should go, a writer may also freely tweak the &ldquo;rules&rdquo; every once in a while.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Knowing these instances will surely make our written output uncluttered and emphatic, which is pivotal in aligning the thoughts of the writer and the reader.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bear in mind that we will only be dealing with the conjunctive sense of FANBOYS in this text, and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/comma-before-or-after-thus\/\"><b>thus<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the adverbial senses, for instance, of &ldquo;so&rdquo; and &ldquo;yet&rdquo; will not be included.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now, let&rsquo;s begin by understanding when we should place a comma before FANBOYS.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><b>When FANBOYS are used in a compound sentence<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.open.edu\/openlearn\/ocw\/mod\/oucontent\/view.php?id=19325&amp;section=5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>compound sentence<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is a type of sentence structure marked by the presence of two independent clauses.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An independent clause is a clause that can stand alone as an idea or, put simply, a complete sentence on its own.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To know <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/whether-or-not-vs-whether\/\"><b>whether<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the clause is independent, we should look for the presence of at least one subject and one verb.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here are two independent clauses represented as separate sentences for clarity.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"su-note\" style=\"border-color:#e5e54c;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\"><div class=\"su-note-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\" style=\"background-color:#FFFF66;border-color:#ffffff;color:#333333;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\">He didn&rsquo;t lock the door when he left. He thought that his mom was at home.<\/div><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/comma-before-if\/\"><b>If<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> we want to connect these two ideas using a coordinating conjunction, we can use &ldquo;for&rdquo; to express the causal relationship.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/also-beginning-sentence\/\"><b>Also<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, a comma should come before &ldquo;for&rdquo; to mark the independence of each clause in the sentence.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"su-note\" style=\"border-color:#e5e54c;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\"><div class=\"su-note-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\" style=\"background-color:#FFFF66;border-color:#ffffff;color:#333333;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\">He didn&rsquo;t lock the door when he left, for he thought that his mom was at home.<\/div><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The same rule goes with the rest of the coordinating conjunctions, as listed below.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"su-note\" style=\"border-color:#e5e54c;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\"><div class=\"su-note-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\" style=\"background-color:#FFFF66;border-color:#ffffff;color:#333333;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\">She knows how to deal with you at your worst, and she deserves to be treated in the same way.<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"su-note\" style=\"border-color:#e5e54c;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\"><div class=\"su-note-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\" style=\"background-color:#FFFF66;border-color:#ffffff;color:#333333;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\">He cannot play the piano, nor can he play the violin.<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"su-note\" style=\"border-color:#e5e54c;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\"><div class=\"su-note-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\" style=\"background-color:#FFFF66;border-color:#ffffff;color:#333333;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\">He&rsquo;s only two and a half years old, but he&rsquo;s the biggest in his class.<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"su-note\" style=\"border-color:#e5e54c;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\"><div class=\"su-note-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\" style=\"background-color:#FFFF66;border-color:#ffffff;color:#333333;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\">Are you going to stop playing that game, or am I going to unplug the wifi?<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"su-note\" style=\"border-color:#e5e54c;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\"><div class=\"su-note-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\" style=\"background-color:#FFFF66;border-color:#ffffff;color:#333333;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\">Jess studied as much as she could, yet she still failed the test.<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"su-note\" style=\"border-color:#e5e54c;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\"><div class=\"su-note-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\" style=\"background-color:#FFFF66;border-color:#ffffff;color:#333333;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\">Lucy played in the rain yesterday, so she got sick.<\/div><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Again, a comma must precede any of the coordinating conjunctions in FANBOYS when it links two independent clauses, which makes up compound sentences.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><b>When FANBOYS appear after an introductory element<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The next necessary pre-<a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/comma-rules\/\" title=\"comma placement\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\">comma placement<\/a> happens when any of the FANBOYS appear after any introductory information.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A sentence&rsquo;s intro can be as short as a single word or as long as a dependent clause.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Introductory elements are set off with commas to signal the reader <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/that-that\/\"><b>that<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> they are not the &ldquo;juice&rdquo; of the sentence yet.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/comma-after-therefore\/\"><b>Therefore<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, any coordinating conjunction appearing after an introductory expression should automatically be preceded with a comma too.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Technically, an introductory expression is not necessarily grammatically significant, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/comma-before-or-after-yet\/\"><b>yet<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> it exists in written language because it adds meaning to the whole sentence.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Any word or set of words that can be defined this way is stylistically known as &ldquo;parenthetical&rdquo; elements.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Although a sentence may be perfectly well-formed without intros, adding one generally enriches its holistic unit of meaning, making ideas clearer and interconnected.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here are some examples of the FANBOYS appearing after introductory pieces of information.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"su-note\" style=\"border-color:#e5e54c;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\"><div class=\"su-note-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\" style=\"background-color:#FFFF66;border-color:#ffffff;color:#333333;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\">Inexplicably unique, and overwhelmingly impassioned, her art piece got all the judges&rsquo; votes.<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"su-note\" style=\"border-color:#e5e54c;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\"><div class=\"su-note-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\" style=\"background-color:#FFFF66;border-color:#ffffff;color:#333333;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\">As far as I know, or at least based on what she said the last time we talked, she has made up her mind.<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"su-note\" style=\"border-color:#e5e54c;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\"><div class=\"su-note-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\" style=\"background-color:#FFFF66;border-color:#ffffff;color:#333333;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\">Limping painfully, yet dauntlessly, she finished the race.<\/div><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In all examples presented above, &ldquo;and,&rdquo; &ldquo;or,&rdquo; and &ldquo;yet&rdquo; actually introduce &ldquo;parenthetical&rdquo; information interrupting the sentences midway.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Therefore, we can <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/comma-before-or-after-also-the-definitive-guide\/\"><b>also<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> deduce that any coordinating conjunction positioned after introductory elements is often used to only add an emphatic effect.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We can test the essentiality of the information introduced by FANBOYS by simply removing it from the sentence.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/which-vs-what\/\"><b>what<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> remains still makes up a complete sentence with one unit of meaning, then the comma must be essentially placed as well.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"su-note\" style=\"border-color:#e5e54c;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\"><div class=\"su-note-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\" style=\"background-color:#FFFF66;border-color:#ffffff;color:#333333;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\">Inexplicably unique, her art piece got all the judges&rsquo; votes.<\/div><\/div>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As far as I know, she has made up her mind.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<div class=\"su-note\" style=\"border-color:#e5e54c;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\"><div class=\"su-note-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\" style=\"background-color:#FFFF66;border-color:#ffffff;color:#333333;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\">Limping painfully, she finished the race.<\/div><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">See how the sentences still work without the information introduced by FANBOYS?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That brings us to our next guideline on placing a comma before FANBOYS when they appear after parenthetical elements, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/comma-before-which\/\"><b>which<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is pretty easy to understand.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><b>When FANBOYS appear after parenthetical elements<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here, we&rsquo;ll highlight the occurrence of the pre-comma to FANBOYS when they are positioned after a mid-sentence interruptive information.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Again, sentences can be tweaked to match how the writer wants to convey his or her inner thoughts.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/thus-in-a-sentence\/\"><b>thus<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, any of the FANBOYS appearing right after an interruptive parenthetical insertion automatically necessitates a pre-comma placement.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here are some examples using &ldquo;for,&rdquo; &ldquo;nor,&rdquo; &ldquo;but,&rdquo; and &ldquo;so&rdquo; to illustrate the explanation <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/as-above-so-below-meaning\/\"><b>above<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"su-note\" style=\"border-color:#e5e54c;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\"><div class=\"su-note-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\" style=\"background-color:#FFFF66;border-color:#ffffff;color:#333333;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\">Vicky has decided to postpone her trip, which means she&rsquo;ll be able to join us next weekend, for the airfare is exceedingly high this month.<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"su-note\" style=\"border-color:#e5e54c;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\"><div class=\"su-note-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\" style=\"background-color:#FFFF66;border-color:#ffffff;color:#333333;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\">Tony doesn&rsquo;t like his new job role, which he rants about every single day, nor does he like his new boss.<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"su-note\" style=\"border-color:#e5e54c;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\"><div class=\"su-note-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\" style=\"background-color:#FFFF66;border-color:#ffffff;color:#333333;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\">Yes, my mom can ride a bike, a triathlete back in the days, but my dad can&rsquo;t.<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"su-note\" style=\"border-color:#e5e54c;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\"><div class=\"su-note-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\" style=\"background-color:#FFFF66;border-color:#ffffff;color:#333333;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\">Seems like his wife&rsquo;s throwing a fit, which happens all the time, so he&rsquo;s not coming along.<\/div><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In like manner with the last subsection, complete compound sentences will still be left <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/even-more-so-in-a-sentence\/\"><b>even<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> after removing the parenthetical interruptions.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"su-note\" style=\"border-color:#e5e54c;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\"><div class=\"su-note-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\" style=\"background-color:#FFFF66;border-color:#ffffff;color:#333333;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\">Vicky has decided to postpone her trip, for the airfare is exceedingly high this month.<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"su-note\" style=\"border-color:#e5e54c;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\"><div class=\"su-note-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\" style=\"background-color:#FFFF66;border-color:#ffffff;color:#333333;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\">Tony doesn&rsquo;t like his new job role, nor does he like his new boss.<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"su-note\" style=\"border-color:#e5e54c;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\"><div class=\"su-note-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\" style=\"background-color:#FFFF66;border-color:#ffffff;color:#333333;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\">Yes, my mom can ride a bike, but my dad can&rsquo;t.<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"su-note\" style=\"border-color:#e5e54c;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\"><div class=\"su-note-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\" style=\"background-color:#FFFF66;border-color:#ffffff;color:#333333;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\">Seems like his wife&rsquo;s throwing a fit, so he&rsquo;s not coming along.<\/div><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><b>Placing a comma after FANBOYS<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/comma-before-since\/\"><b>Since<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> we&rsquo;ve already discussed when to place commas before FANBOYS, let&rsquo;s also find out the after-comma guidelines.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><b>When FANBOYS are used as an introductory element<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As a general rule, a comma should always come after introductory elements in a sentence.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This also <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/suggest-to-go-vs-suggest-going\/\"><b>suggests<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that a comma should also be found after FANBOYS when and if they are used as introductory expressions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We can observe this particular usage with &ldquo;and,&rdquo; &ldquo;but,&rdquo; &ldquo;or,&rdquo; &ldquo;yet,&rdquo; and &ldquo;so,&rdquo; <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/comma-before-especially\/\"><b>especially<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in casual texts usually as convenient replacements for formal connective devices.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&ldquo;And&rdquo; may be used as a substitute for &ldquo;moreover,&rdquo; &ldquo;but&rdquo; for &ldquo;however,&rdquo; &ldquo;or&rdquo; for &ldquo;alternatively,&rdquo; &ldquo;yet&rdquo; for &ldquo;besides,&rdquo; and &ldquo;so&rdquo; for &ldquo;therefore.&rdquo;<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"su-note\" style=\"border-color:#e5e54c;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\"><div class=\"su-note-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\" style=\"background-color:#FFFF66;border-color:#ffffff;color:#333333;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\">&nbsp;And, he was all alone when his last breath left his body.<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"su-note\" style=\"border-color:#e5e54c;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\"><div class=\"su-note-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\" style=\"background-color:#FFFF66;border-color:#ffffff;color:#333333;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\">But, there&rsquo;s really no point in pretending.<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"su-note\" style=\"border-color:#e5e54c;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\"><div class=\"su-note-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\" style=\"background-color:#FFFF66;border-color:#ffffff;color:#333333;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\">Or, you may simply leave it as it is.<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"su-note\" style=\"border-color:#e5e54c;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\"><div class=\"su-note-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\" style=\"background-color:#FFFF66;border-color:#ffffff;color:#333333;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\">Yet, his parents accepted him with open arms.<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"su-note\" style=\"border-color:#e5e54c;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\"><div class=\"su-note-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\" style=\"background-color:#FFFF66;border-color:#ffffff;color:#333333;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\">So, we can&rsquo;t always have everything we want.<\/div><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In contrast with the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/comma-before-rather\/\"><b>rather<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> pedantic belief that we must never use these conjunctions at the beginning of a sentence, it is actually possible to do so.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is true for as long as the context of the writing is non-technical such as proses and blogs, contrary to academic papers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><b>When FANBOYS are subsequently followed by parenthetical elements<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We also learned earlier that any parenthetical information needs to be encapsulated with commas wherever it appears in a sentence.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">From this, we can deduce that we may also find parenthetical elements inserted after coordinating conjunctions, especially midsentence.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/comma-after-hence\/\"><b>Hence<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, a comma should also appear after FANBOYS when this happens, which is usually a stylistic choice instead of a syntactical one.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here are some of the typical usage of parenthetical insertion after &ldquo;and,&rdquo; &ldquo;but,&rdquo; &ldquo;or,&rdquo; &ldquo;so,&rdquo; and &ldquo;yet.&rdquo;<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"su-note\" style=\"border-color:#e5e54c;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\"><div class=\"su-note-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\" style=\"background-color:#FFFF66;border-color:#ffffff;color:#333333;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\">Beth never fails to make everyone around her uncomfortable, and, if she&rsquo;s in a bad mood, she starts arguments even in the least expected places.<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"su-note\" style=\"border-color:#e5e54c;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\"><div class=\"su-note-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\" style=\"background-color:#FFFF66;border-color:#ffffff;color:#333333;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\">He already stopped talking, but, as expected, she kept nagging at him.<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"su-note\" style=\"border-color:#e5e54c;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\"><div class=\"su-note-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\" style=\"background-color:#FFFF66;border-color:#ffffff;color:#333333;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\">You can go skimboarding, or, if the waves are high enough, you may also go surfing there.<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"su-note\" style=\"border-color:#e5e54c;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\"><div class=\"su-note-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\" style=\"background-color:#FFFF66;border-color:#ffffff;color:#333333;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\">John said he is dog-tired, so, as always, he can&rsquo;t join us.<\/div><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><b>Do not place a comma before or after FANBOYS when&hellip;<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Earlier, we learned that we need a comma in joining two independent clauses joined by FANBOYS, didn&rsquo;t we?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This rule <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/comma-after-often-the-definitive-guide\/\"><b>often<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> gets overgeneralized to the point that people use commas before FANBOYS even if a dependent clause follows afterward.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This usually happens particularly with &ldquo;but.&rdquo;<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"su-note\" style=\"border-color:#e5e54c;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\"><div class=\"su-note-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\" style=\"background-color:#FFFF66;border-color:#ffffff;color:#333333;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\">\n<p><strong>Incorrect:<\/strong> It looks strange, but cool.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Correct:<\/strong> It looks strange but cool.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Incorrect:<\/strong> It looks strange but it is cool.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Correct:<\/strong> It looks strange, but it is cool.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Or, others might also mistakenly think that the comma should <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/but-rather-in-a-sentence\/\"><b>rather<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> come after the mid-sentence FANBOYS because of how we normally pause in the spoken context.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is also common with the conjunction &ldquo;and&rdquo; because of its additive function.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When speaking, adding an idea may not necessarily happen instantly, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/comma-before-after-so\/\"><b>so<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> we may need some time to think, making us pause after &ldquo;and.&rdquo;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When we overgeneralize this act of pausing after &ldquo;and&rdquo; in writing, the result would be ungrammatical sentences.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"su-note\" style=\"border-color:#e5e54c;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\"><div class=\"su-note-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\" style=\"background-color:#FFFF66;border-color:#ffffff;color:#333333;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\">\n<p><strong>Incorrect:<\/strong> Please come to the party this weekend and, you can also invite some of your friends.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Correct:<\/strong> Please come to the party this weekend, and you can also invite some of your friends.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Also, we should not place a comma after &ldquo;and&rdquo; if it only joins two words or phrases in a sentence.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Although we may tend to pause out of hesitation when speaking the following sentences, we should not imitate the pause in writing.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"su-note\" style=\"border-color:#e5e54c;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\"><div class=\"su-note-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\" style=\"background-color:#FFFF66;border-color:#ffffff;color:#333333;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\">\n<p><strong>Incorrect:<\/strong> Dylan is talented and, handsome.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Correct:<\/strong> Dylan is talented and handsome.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><b>Getting to know the essence of FANBOYS and commas<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/how-did-english-become-widely-diffused\/\"><b>English<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> mnemonic device &ldquo;FANBOYS&rdquo; refers to the set of linking words that combine words, phrases, and clauses in a sentence.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It stands for &ldquo;for,&rdquo; &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/comma-before-and-in-a-list\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>and<\/strong><\/a>,&rdquo; &ldquo;nor,&rdquo; &ldquo;but,&rdquo; &ldquo;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/comma-before-or-after-or\/\">or<\/a><\/strong>,&rdquo; &ldquo;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/comma-before-or-after-yet\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">yet<\/a><\/strong>,&rdquo; and &ldquo;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/comma-before-after-so\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">so<\/a><\/strong>&rdquo; which are called coordinating conjunctions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Coordinating conjunctions, as the phrase suggests, &ldquo;coordinates&rdquo; or synchronizes grammatical elements that are of equal weight or importance.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Without them, we would not be able to express ideas harmoniously, not to mention recursively.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/comma-after-for-example\/\"><b>For example<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, you want to say that you have two pet dogs and you want to introduce their names.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"su-note\" style=\"border-color:#e5e54c;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\"><div class=\"su-note-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\" style=\"background-color:#FFFF66;border-color:#ffffff;color:#333333;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\">Their names are Bullet and Scotch.<\/div><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Without &ldquo;and&rdquo; in the sentence above, you&rsquo;ll be left with &ldquo;Bullet Scotch&rdquo; which could generally be interpreted as a compound <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/comma-before-or-after-names\/\"><b>name<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for only one dog.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So, if we apply this analogy to all coordinating conjunctions, then we would be speaking and writing at length all the time, which isn&rsquo;t that efficient.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"su-note\" style=\"border-color:#e5e54c;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\"><div class=\"su-note-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\" style=\"background-color:#FFFF66;border-color:#ffffff;color:#333333;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\">This dog is Bullet. This dog is Scotch.<\/div><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the same vein, commas also serve a crucial purpose in writing, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/comma-before-or-after-despite\/\"><b>despite<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> being puzzling most of the time.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Commas have been created to disambiguate texts, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/comma-before-as-well-as\/\"><b>as well as<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> guiding rhythm and drawing emphasis on certain ideas.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Without commas, a reader may easily get confused and lost in a jungle of textual characters, more likely known as letters and words.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Carelessly missing out on a necessary comma may dramatically alter the meaning of a statement.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"su-note\" style=\"border-color:#e5e54c;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\"><div class=\"su-note-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\" style=\"background-color:#FFFF66;border-color:#ffffff;color:#333333;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\">Let&rsquo;s eat Ashley.<\/div><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><b>Frequently Asked Questions on Comma With FANBOYS<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><b>What type of conjunctions are FANBOYS?<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">FANBOYS are called coordinating conjunctions, a type of conjunction that coordinates or synchronizes words, phrases, and clauses with equal grammatical weight or importance.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><b>What does &ldquo;FANBOYS&rdquo; mean?<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">FANBOYS is a mnemonic device that stands for the seven coordinating conjunctions in English, namely, for, and, nor, but, or, yet, and so.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><b>What are some examples of subordinating conjunctions?<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Unless, because, if, since, provided that, although, and so that, are examples of <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/subordinating-conjunctions\/\" title=\"subordinating conjunctions\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\">subordinating conjunctions<\/a>, the type of conjunction that links ideas in a complex sentence structure.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><b>Conclusion<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">By this point, I hope I&rsquo;ve been able to impart the idea that the written language is guided by rigid rules and, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/comma-after-apparently\/\"><b>apparently<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, stylistic ones too.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This simply implies that language is indeed a living 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