{"id":8943,"date":"2020-10-24T15:49:43","date_gmt":"2020-10-24T15:49:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/?p=8943"},"modified":"2023-04-10T13:20:51","modified_gmt":"2023-04-10T13:20:51","slug":"comma-before-or-after-also-the-definitive-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/comma-before-or-after-also-the-definitive-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"Comma before or after &#8220;also&#8221;: The Definitive Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>img#mv-trellis-img-1::before{padding-top:150%; }img#mv-trellis-img-1{display:block;}<\/style><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Writing could sometimes feel like grasping at straws when we have to decide whether or not to put a comma before or after a certain word.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As perplexing as it may seem, punctuations such as commas are actually fairly easy to use.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Punctuation should become much less difficult, especially if we know our <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.academia.edu\/Documents\/in\/Cohesive_Devices\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>cohesive devices<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> like <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/writing.wisc.edu\/handbook\/grammarpunct\/conjadv\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">conjunctive adverbs<\/a><\/strong> by heart.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This blog hopes to address these two writing concerns.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now, let&rsquo;s go have a look at the notorious <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/comma-before-or-after-nonetheless\/\"><b>comma before or after<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &ldquo;also&rdquo;.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<br>\n[toc]\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><b>What instances require a comma before or after &ldquo;also&rdquo;?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pretty much all the time, we do not position commas before and after <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">also<\/span><\/i> <a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/?s=except\"><b>except for<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> a couple of cases.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When used for rhetoric purposes, such as a parenthetical component, we may put a comma before &ldquo;also&rdquo;, particularly at the end of the sentence.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, when used as a conjunctive adverb, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/comma-after-hopefully\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">a mandatory comma<\/a><\/strong> is placed after it to alert the reader for a quick coffee break.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Anyhow, no commas are needed at all when &ldquo;also&rdquo; is used midsentence as an adverbial complement, verb modifier, or as a correlative conjunction.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><b>Comma before &ldquo;also&rdquo;<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><b>Using <\/b><b><i>also<\/i><\/b><b> as a parenthetical element<\/b><\/h3>\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;\">&ldquo;Nice to meet you, also!&rdquo;<\/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;\">&ldquo;Nice to meet you also!&rdquo;<\/div><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So which is which?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Both structures are utterly correct but with only a teensy-weensy implicit difference.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The first, which utilizes a comma before <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">also,<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> has been constructed parenthetically.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Parenthetical elements are rhetoric remarks used in discourse for persuasion purposes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This means that these writing components wear stylistic <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/comma-before-rather\/\">rather<\/a><\/strong> than grammatical cloaks; <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/comma-before-or-after-thus\/\"><b>thus<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, they can be left out.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Meanwhile, the second sentence without a comma omits the rhetoric flavor of the message.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dropping the comma <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/comma-before-thereby\/\"><b>thereby<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> conveys a flat and neutral tone, and does not prompt the reader to emphasize its usage.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Additionally, using <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">also <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in the above examples is a little bit formal <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/comma-before-and\/\">and<\/a><\/strong> awkward.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Replacing <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">also <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">with the other equivalent adverb <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">too <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is more natural and widely-used.<\/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;\">Nice to meet you, too!<\/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;\">Nice to meet you too!<\/div><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Again, placing a comma before <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">also <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">at the end of a sentence is possible <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/comma-before-and\/\"><b>and<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> correct, but dropping it wouldn&rsquo;t hurt its grammaticality.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8949\" src=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Commas-With-Also.png\" alt=\"Commas With Also\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Commas-With-Also.png 320w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Commas-With-Also-200x300.png 200w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Commas-With-Also-683x1024.png 683w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Commas-With-Also-768x1152.png 768w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Commas-With-Also-561x842.png 561w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Commas-With-Also-364x546.png 364w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Commas-With-Also-728x1092.png 728w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Commas-With-Also-608x912.png 608w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Commas-With-Also-758x1137.png 758w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Commas-With-Also.png\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"eager\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8949 eager-load\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201000%201500'%3E%3Crect%20width='1000'%20height='1500'%20style='fill:%23e3e3e3'\/%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" alt=\"Commas With Also\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1500\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Commas-With-Also.png\" id=\"mv-trellis-img-1\" data-src=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Commas-With-Also.png\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Commas-With-Also.png 320w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Commas-With-Also-200x300.png 200w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Commas-With-Also-683x1024.png 683w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Commas-With-Also-768x1152.png 768w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Commas-With-Also-561x842.png 561w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Commas-With-Also-364x546.png 364w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Commas-With-Also-728x1092.png 728w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Commas-With-Also-608x912.png 608w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Commas-With-Also-758x1137.png 758w\" data-svg=\"1\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><b>Comma after &ldquo;also&rdquo;<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><b>Using <\/b><b><i>also<\/i><\/b><b> as a conjunctive adverb<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Also <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">could also function as a cohesive tool in writing which is linguistically known as a conjunctive adverb or adverbial connector.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">More specifically, this adverb is an additive adverbial connector just like <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">similarly, additionally, <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">furthermore <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">whose job is to supplement relevant details to an idea.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Conjunctive adverbs normally necessitate a comma insertion after them when used to tie up two independent clauses or as an introductory word to a subsequent sentence.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Therefore, this rule applies to &ldquo;also&rdquo; every single time it acts as an adverbial connector.<\/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;\">Hey, I got blackout drunk last night; also, I woke up hungover in Phoenix this morning.<\/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;\">I and my wife got as drunk as skunks last night that we didn&rsquo;t realize driving all the way down to Arizona. Also, I forgot I didn&rsquo;t actually have a wife.<\/div><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The role of <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">also <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">as a conjunctive adverb is mainly to add another related idea or topic to one that is already implied.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In oral speech, we could compare <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">also <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">to a nagging wife who just can&rsquo;t stop talking that her husband wants to bury her alive every time she opens her mouth.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kidding aside, adverbial connectors are essential in fusing the semantic relationship of ideas within a sentence or paragraph; meanwhile, commas help in transferring the meaning and tone of these ideas to a reader.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Therefore, discourse markers and correct punctuation are of equal importance in writing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><b>When is a comma not necessary before and after <\/b><b><i>also<\/i><\/b><b>?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Several cases do not require <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/comma-rules\/\" title=\"comma usage\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\">comma usage<\/a> with the adverb <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">also <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">such as using it as an adverbial complement, verb modifier, or as a part of a correlative conjunction.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Let me lay them down for you one by one.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><b><i>Also <\/i><\/b><b>as an adverbial complement<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Adverbial complements are words, phrases, or clauses that are highly essential to the whole meaning of a sentence.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When this information is taken away, the sentence meaning would be incomplete and hard to understand.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If we use <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">also<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> as a part of an adverbial complement, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/?s=unnecessary\"><b>a comma is not necessary<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> at all.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The sentence below shows its placement as part of an adverb-functioning prepositional phrase.<\/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;\">Unfortunately, Lani&rsquo;s grandkids were also on the boat.<\/div><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Reversing the sentence is also possible, and the inverted order does not require the comma <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/comma-before-or-after-either\/\"><b>either<\/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;\">Also on the boat were Lani&rsquo;s grandkids, unfortunately.<\/div><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><b><i>Also <\/i><\/b><b>with verbs<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Verbs do not need the assistance of commas when interacting with <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">also <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">unless intentionally used in series.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Teacher: Give me two verbs and an adverb that start with the letter A?<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Student: Sure. Also, abandon, and abduct!<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Moreover, verbs often rub shoulders with <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">also,<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">it is also relevant that we know where to put it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are only two primary positions that we have to remember if we do not want to write a clumsy sentence.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One, place <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">also <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">before simple present and simple past verbs.<\/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;\">When she&rsquo;s in a good mood, she also does the chores.<\/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;\">Yesterday, she also cleaned the attic.<\/div><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And two, put it after a modal or auxiliary verb.<\/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;\">Aside from Spanish, she can also speak Jamaican Patois.<\/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;\">She speaks Spanish very well. Apart from that, she is also fluent in Jamaican Patois.<\/div><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><b><i>Also <\/i><\/b><b>as part of a correlative conjunction<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/correlative-conjunctions-guide\/\" title=\"Correlative conjunctions\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\">Correlative conjunctions<\/a> are words that share a symbiotic or mutual function.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They&rsquo;re inseparable like couples during the first two to three weeks in a relationship.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The most common correlative conjunctions are <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/comma-before-or-after-either\/\">either.<\/a><\/strong>..or, neither&hellip;nor, both&hellip;and, <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and, of course, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">not only&hellip;but also.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A comma is not necessary either before or after <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">also.<\/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;\">The writer of this blog is not only a dedicated linguaholic but also a passionate DJ.<\/div><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, it may go out on a date with &ldquo;but&rdquo; when it connects two independent clauses.<\/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 did not only leave her keys inside the car, but she also forgot to lock the house.<\/div><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><b>Conclusion<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Whether we like it or not, writing has always been, and will always be, an indispensable part of communication.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Since we can&rsquo;t run away from this fact, it wouldn&rsquo;t hurt if we <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/unnecessary-commas\/\">understand punctuations<\/a><\/strong> and discourse markers in detail.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With improved writing competency, we can convey our intention rather clearly, as well as prevent unintentional misinformation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Written documents also serve as a record of information for future use; therefore, the necessity of learning effective writing strategies is undisputedly obvious.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Writing could sometimes feel like grasping at straws when we have to decide whether or not to put a comma before or after a certain word.&nbsp; As perplexing as it may seem, punctuations such as commas are actually fairly easy to use. Punctuation should become much less difficult, especially if we know our cohesive devices &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8952,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"disable-in-feed":false,"article-schema-type":"","disable-critical-css":false,"_convertkit_action_broadcast_export":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[35,1119,1116],"tags":[80,142,141,103,119],"class_list":["post-8943","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-english","category-comma-rules","category-grammar","tag-comma","tag-comma-after-also","tag-comma-before-also","tag-comma-usage","tag-commas"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8943","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8943"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8943\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24549,"href":"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8943\/revisions\/24549"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8952"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8943"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8943"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8943"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}