{"id":9212,"date":"2020-11-06T16:48:34","date_gmt":"2020-11-06T16:48:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/?p=9212"},"modified":"2023-04-10T13:19:48","modified_gmt":"2023-04-10T13:19:48","slug":"comma-before-or-after-although","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/comma-before-or-after-although\/","title":{"rendered":"Comma before or after &#8220;although&#8221;: The Definitive Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>img#mv-trellis-img-1::before{padding-top:56.25%; }img#mv-trellis-img-1{display:block;}img#mv-trellis-img-2::before{padding-top:150%; }img#mv-trellis-img-2{display:block;}<\/style><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Writing may arguably be one of the most creative, albeit tedious, language-related activities.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Although writing standards seem far less rigid in <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.maryville.edu\/digitalworld\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>the digital world<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the academic and professional fields require otherwise.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Punctuations and cohesive devices alike do have the ability to make us feel confused, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/comma-before-or-after-nonetheless\/\"><b>nonetheless<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> anxious.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As an attempt to help in the mentioned areas of concern, here&rsquo;s an article focusing on <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/comma-rules\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">comma usage<\/a><\/strong> before or after the conjunction &ldquo;<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">although<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&rdquo;.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<br>\n[toc]\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><b>Should a comma be placed before or after &ldquo;although&rdquo;?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Generally, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/unnecessary-commas\/\"><b>no commas are required<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> directly before or after subordinating conjunctions like <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">although<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We do have to note, though, that when a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/clauses-vs-phrases\/\"><b>dependent clause<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> comes first, a comma is necessary right before attaching the main clause in the second half of the sentence.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A comma before <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">although <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">may be observed only in texts where the clause introduced, albeit interesting, is grammatically inessential.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Comma placement after <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">although <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">may <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/comma-before-or-after-also-the-definitive-guide\/\"><b>also<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> occur if it is used as a final parenthetical element, similar to the short explanation earlier.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><b>The comma before &ldquo;although&rdquo;<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Although <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is a type of conjunction with a subordinating function.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/subordinating-conjunctions\/\" title=\"Subordinating conjunctions\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\">Subordinating conjunctions<\/a> tie subordinate or dependent ideas to independent ones.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Subordinate clauses are quite clingy, aren&rsquo;t they?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A subordinate clause is simply like a student driver who needs the assistance of an adult while driving lest collisions happen.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When tying a subordinate clause at the end of the sentence with <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">although, <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a comma placement before it is grammatically unnecessary.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For stylistic purposes, however, a comma may then be placed to elicit some emphatic effect on the although-clause.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This writing strategy is known as a <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">parenthesis.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<div class=\"grow-exclusive-content-widget-aa70192d-d134-4c49-86a3-d6f2effb13c9 grow-allow-content-ads\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1FcGWj9ZmJCqbVuKMOa6A7yA_r8YRdtsq\/view?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-16942 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Comma-Cheat-Sheet-to-Google-Drive.jpeg\" alt=\"Comma Rules Cheat Sheet\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Comma-Cheat-Sheet-to-Google-Drive.jpeg 854w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Comma-Cheat-Sheet-to-Google-Drive-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Comma-Cheat-Sheet-to-Google-Drive-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Comma-Cheat-Sheet-to-Google-Drive-768x432.jpeg 768w, 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data-svg=\"1\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><b><i>Although<\/i><\/b><b> as an initial parenthetical element<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stylistically-relevant <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/comma-before-or-after-yet\/\"><b>yet<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> grammatically-dispensable sentence elements may be inserted mid-sentence or linked at the rear part.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The usage of <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">although <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">as a parenthetical speech component at the end of the sentence may explain the doubt of native and non-native language users alike.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Parenthetical expressions are auxiliary speech devices either used for persuasion or clarification purposes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Therefore, they are <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/comma-before-thereby\/\"><b>thereby<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> highly practical communication tools because of the impact they create.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Furthermore, if a writer&rsquo;s purpose is to impart a parenthetical message using <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">although, <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">then a comma should be placed before it.<\/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;\">Online classes, <strong>although<\/strong> generally considered demotivating by many students, are essentially helpful during the pandemic.<\/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;\">Online classes are essentially helpful during the pandemic, <strong>although<\/strong> generally considered demotivating by many students.<\/div><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><b>The comma after &ldquo;although&rdquo;<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Similarly, a comma must not be positioned after <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">although <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">unless it acts as the last unit of a parenthetical phrase or clause.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A comma, however, should be placed after the last word of the dependent clause introduced by <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">although<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, to be followed by the main or independent clause.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><b>Using <\/b><b><i>although<\/i><\/b><b> as a final parenthetical element<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A parenthetical expression ending with <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">although <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">rarely occurs, though.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It may only happen when the sentence is intentionally structured for the sake of explanation.<\/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;\">The role of concessional subordinating conjunctions, such as even though and <strong>although,<\/strong> is to acknowledge the validity of one idea despite the presence of the other.<\/div><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Note that the commas encapsulating the parenthetical phrase above are actually optional.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They can be removed, should the writer opt to do <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/comma-before-after-so\/\"><b>so<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, yet still yield a completely grammatical 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;\">The role of concessional subordinating conjunctions such as even though and <strong>although<\/strong> is to acknowledge the validity of one idea despite the presence of the other.<\/div><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So, what&rsquo;s the difference then?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Enclosing the parenthetical phrase with commas implies that the writer is considering the possibility of the reader to already have acquired previous knowledge on concessional conjunctions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/comma-before-or-after-thus\/\"><b>Thus<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the parenthesis is added only as supplementary information to the whole sentence to provide examples.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Meanwhile, the dropping of commas elicits the intent to treat the examples as highly important details in accordance with the overall statement.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This means that the writer aims to define the role of concessional conjunctions explicitly, which may happen if the writer thinks that the audience may not have relevant know-how on the subject.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once again, the main difference between the insertion and non-insertion of commas is the amount of significance of the information in light of the whole sentence.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hence, the decision lies in the hands of the writer, at least in the case of the previous two examples.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While the examples above have little impact as written information, a person reading it out loud may run out of breath without the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/coma-vs-comma\/\"><b>commas<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Therefore, caution is advised.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><b>When is a comma not necessary before or after <\/b><b><i>although<\/i><\/b><b>?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On most occasions, commas aren&rsquo;t necessarily used with <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">although<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/comma-before-except-the-definitive-guide\/\"><b>except<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for the previous cases elaborated.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But, we do have to bear in mind that when using it as an introductory clause, a mandatory comma has to be placed at the end of the clause <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/but-rather-in-a-sentence\/\"><b>rather<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> than adjacent to <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">although.<\/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;\"><strong>Although<\/strong> she was feeling ill, she went to work 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;\"><strong>Although<\/strong> most people disagreed with the bill, it was still enacted.<\/div><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And, if <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">although <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">appears in a serial list<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">then the commas are statutory as per syntactic yardstick.<\/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;\">Even though, <strong>although<\/strong>, and even if are concessional conjunctions.<\/div><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><b>Substitutes to <\/b><b><i>although<\/i><\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Repeating <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">although<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> throughout the text is like a freelance writer who doesn&rsquo;t mind wearing the same pair of pajamas just because he or she works at home.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/comma-usage-unfortunately\/\"><b>Unfortunately<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, while that writer remains unbothered, other people around have actually started thinking that he or she had stopped caring.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The same analogy can be applied in writing as well.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The ability to employ other lexical variations elicits linguistic flexibility and, of course, it makes the text more professional-looking.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Having said that, here are a couple of suggestions on word replacements for <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">although.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The first one is &ldquo;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/comma-before-albeit\/\">albeit<\/a><\/strong>&rdquo; which is a conjunctive adverb that could modify verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs.<\/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;\">Punctuations and conjunctions, <strong>albeit<\/strong> confusing at times, are highly important writing tools.<\/div><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Next is &ldquo;<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/comma-before-or-after-despite\/\"><b>despite<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&rdquo; which is a preposition commonly mistaken as a conjunction.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Just <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/bare-in-mind-vs-bear-in-mind\/\"><b>bear in mind<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that prepositions must be followed by nouns or pronouns, therefore we must not use them in tethering 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;\">Despite the confusing nature of punctuations and conjunctions, they are highly effective devices of cohesion.<\/div><\/div>\n<p><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9218\" src=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Comma-Usage-with-Although.png\" alt=\"Comma Usage with Although\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Comma-Usage-with-Although.png 320w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Comma-Usage-with-Although-200x300.png 200w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Comma-Usage-with-Although-683x1024.png 683w, 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https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Comma-Usage-with-Although-608x912.png 608w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Comma-Usage-with-Although-758x1137.png 758w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Comma-Usage-with-Although.png\" id=\"mv-trellis-img-2\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><b>Conclusion<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Getting bewildered on comma placements and conjunctions are fairly<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/common-comma-mistakes\/\"><b> common writing mishaps<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/but-i-digress-meaning\/\"><b>But,<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> since these cohesive devices are undoubtedly efficient writing weapons, then delving a couple of rules deeper into their appropriate usage shouldn&rsquo;t be that annoying.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With that being said, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/how-to-use-whether-or-not-in-a-sentence\/\"><b>whether<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> you&rsquo;re Noam Chomsky or someone who&rsquo;s a rookie in language learning, the saliency of cohesion in writing will remain undebatable.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Writing may arguably be one of the most creative, albeit tedious, language-related activities. Although writing standards seem far less rigid in the digital world, the academic and professional fields require otherwise. Punctuations and cohesive devices alike do have the ability to make us feel confused, nonetheless anxious. 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