{"id":9370,"date":"2020-11-16T10:12:11","date_gmt":"2020-11-16T10:12:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/?p=9370"},"modified":"2023-04-12T06:52:58","modified_gmt":"2023-04-12T06:52:58","slug":"comma-before-or-after-meanwhile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/comma-before-or-after-meanwhile\/","title":{"rendered":"Comma before or after &#8220;meanwhile&#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;\">Imagine a world where punctuations and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/owl.purdue.edu\/owl\/general_writing\/mechanics\/transitions_and_transitional_devices\/transitional_devices.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>cohesive devices<\/b><\/a> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">do not exist.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It must be quite easy to pass our grammar-based assessments <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/comma-before-with\/\"><b>with<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> flying colors.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/comma-before-or-after-however\/\"><b>However<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, it must<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">also mean that written texts will be crowded, monotonous, and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/?s=nonetheless\"><b>nonetheless<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> illogical.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Therefore, it is needless to say that non-lexical symbols or punctuation marks, altogether with cohesive devices such as conjunctive adverbs are equally useful in texts.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<br>\n[toc]\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><b>Does a comma come before or after &ldquo;meanwhile&rdquo;?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Straightforwardly speaking, the answer to the question is dependent on its sentence placement and function. A comma may be placed before <i>meanwhile <\/i>when it is used as an initial parenthetical element in the sentence. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>On the flip side, a comma may come after it when it serves as an introductory word to a clause, a final parenthetical component. Commas on both sides of <i>meanwhile <\/i>are also needed to offset this word as a single parenthetical unit. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Lastly, no commas should come on either side if it functions as a restrictive temporal adverb on any part of the sentence.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9373\" src=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Comma-Usage-Meanwhile.png\" alt=\"Comma Usage Meanwhile\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Comma-Usage-Meanwhile.png 320w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Comma-Usage-Meanwhile-200x300.png 200w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Comma-Usage-Meanwhile-683x1024.png 683w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Comma-Usage-Meanwhile-768x1152.png 768w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Comma-Usage-Meanwhile-561x842.png 561w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Comma-Usage-Meanwhile-364x546.png 364w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Comma-Usage-Meanwhile-728x1092.png 728w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Comma-Usage-Meanwhile-608x912.png 608w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Comma-Usage-Meanwhile-758x1137.png 758w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Comma-Usage-Meanwhile.png\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"eager\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9373 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=\"Comma Usage Meanwhile\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1500\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Comma-Usage-Meanwhile.png\" id=\"mv-trellis-img-1\" data-src=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Comma-Usage-Meanwhile.png\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Comma-Usage-Meanwhile.png 320w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Comma-Usage-Meanwhile-200x300.png 200w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Comma-Usage-Meanwhile-683x1024.png 683w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Comma-Usage-Meanwhile-768x1152.png 768w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Comma-Usage-Meanwhile-561x842.png 561w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Comma-Usage-Meanwhile-364x546.png 364w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Comma-Usage-Meanwhile-728x1092.png 728w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Comma-Usage-Meanwhile-608x912.png 608w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Comma-Usage-Meanwhile-758x1137.png 758w\" data-svg=\"1\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><b>Comma before &ldquo;meanwhile&rdquo;<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Meanwhile <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is an adverb with a temporal denotation or time-related meaning.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It has a similar sense to &ldquo;meantime&rdquo; which is used when intervening events occur extensively for a while or<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">at the same time.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are two cases wherein a comma would be needed before <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">meanwhile.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As briefly mentioned earlier, parenthetical elements, when used in a statement, require pre-and-post-comma placements.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Parentheses are stylistic speech elements that aim to persuade, clarify, or explain another sentence component, such as the subject.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These expressions may be viewed from the reader&rsquo;s perspective <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/comma-before-or-after-either\/\"><b>either <\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">as accidental or intentional thoughts that are peripherally inserted.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Since these elements are additive and superficial, they can be chopped off, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/comma-before-or-after-yet\/\"><b>yet<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> they won&rsquo;t paralyze sentence grammaticality.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Albeit dispensable, parentheticals are salient in creating aesthetic effects on the text which could meanwhile imply a writer&rsquo;s linguistic eloquence.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After all, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/comma-before-or-after-despite\/\"><b>despite<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the collaborative effort of both the architect and engineer, a building would still exude more exquisiteness with an interior designer.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><b><i>Meanwhile<\/i><\/b><b> as an initial parenthetical element<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We typically use <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">meanwhile <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">to describe another event occurring at the time of the utterance or at the time implied by the sentence.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/comma-before-since\/\"><b>Since<\/b><\/a> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">meanwhile <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is an adverb, it can be generally followed by a verb, adjective, or another adverb.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">meanwhile <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is utilized as an initial parenthetical word, a comma should automatically be hooked 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;\">The storm, meanwhile brewing sluggishly and steadily, promises irreparable damage to the village.<\/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;\">Emergency response teams and volunteers immediately responded to the impending catastrophe, <strong>meanwhile<\/strong> risking their own lives and leaving their families behind.<\/div><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><b>Comma after &ldquo;meanwhile&rdquo;<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A statutory comma is expected to be placed after <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">meanwhile <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in the two major cases explained in this section.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These cases occur when <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">meanwhile <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">functions as an introductory word (conjunctive adverb), and a final parenthetical element.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><b><i>Meanwhile <\/i><\/b><b>as an introductory word<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Adverbs that may act as idea connectors are called adverbial connectors or conjunctive adverbs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As the terms above suggest, these are adverbs with a conjunctive function.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The only difference between adverbial connectors and <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/conjunctions\/\" title=\"conjunctions\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\">conjunctions<\/a> is the flexibility of the former.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While both cohesive devices can logically connect ideas, conjunctions cannot modify other parts of speech as adverbs do.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Adverbial connectors, in contrast, may modify verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">meanwhile <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is used conjunction-like at the beginning of a sentence, it requires a comma directly after 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;\">The three vehicles collided abruptly. <strong>Meanwhile,<\/strong> hundreds of eggs at a roadside shop also got broken.<\/div><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It can also be used as a second clause introductory word which can be preceded by a <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/semicolons\/\" title=\"semicolon\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\">semicolon<\/a> instead of a comma.<\/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 storm has fortunately left the villagers in Rosetto unscathed; <strong>meanwhile,<\/strong> it is already wreaking havoc to the town up north as we speak.<\/div><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><b><i>Meanwhile<\/i><\/b><b> as a final parenthetical element<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/comma-before-or-after-although\/\"><b>Although <\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">this case may happen rarely, a comma placement after <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">meanwhile <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">will be necessary if it is used as the last parenthetical unit.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As carefully elaborated in the earlier sections, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">meanwhile <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is generally used similarly to &ldquo;meantime&rdquo; as an adverb that denotes time.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Meanwhile, <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/comma-before-albeit\/\"><b>albeit <\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">infrequently, may be used to replace &ldquo;meantime&rdquo; in the phrase &ldquo;in&rdquo; or &ldquo;for the meantime&rdquo;.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This also means that when used this way, its part of speech changes into a noun, which is more specifically an object of a preposition in the mentioned phrases.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When this happens, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">meanwhile <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">may be utilized as a final parenthetical component which, in turn, needs a <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/comma-rules\/\" title=\"comma placement\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\">comma placement<\/a> afterward.<\/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;\">Vanessa<strong>, in the meanwhile,<\/strong> is heavily sedated with the morphine injected by her captor.<\/div><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><b>When is a comma necessary before and after &ldquo;meanwhile&rdquo;<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A parenthetical device may also be composed of a single word only.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When this stylistic strategy is done with <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">meanwhile, <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">mandatory commas before and after have to offset the interrupter from the whole sentence.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><b><i>Meanwhile<\/i><\/b><b> as a single-word parenthetical element<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The example below uses <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">meanwhile <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">as a single-word rhetoric word rather than a phrase or a clause.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A comma must be placed<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">before <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">meanwhile <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">when it is used alone, and definitely after it as well.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To note once again, this parenthetical may be removed without lacerating the grammaticality of the sentence.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hence, it is mainly inserted for effect and emphasis.<\/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 vehement storm<strong>, meanwhile,<\/strong> is sluggishly brewing from afar.<\/div><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><b>When is a comma not necessary before or after &ldquo;meanwhile&rdquo;?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/comma-before-or-after-now\/\"><b>Now <\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">that we already know the rules dictating comma placement before or after <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">meanwhile, <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">here are a few more guidelines directing when <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/unnecessary-commas\/\"><b>commas are unnecessary<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><b><i>Meanwhile <\/i><\/b><b>in the initial position<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">meanwhile <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is used together with other lexical units at a sentence&rsquo;s introduction, the comma must come after the last introductory word <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/comma-before-or-after-instead\/\"><b>instead<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In this sentence type, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">meanwhile <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is treated as an indispensable element which means its usage is directly essential to the clause or phrase it belongs.<\/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;\"><strong>Meanwhile<\/strong> silently weeping at the loss of properties, the villagers are grateful for being spared from death.<\/div><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><b><i>Meanwhile <\/i><\/b><b>in the middle position<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As a temporal adverb, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">meanwhile <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">can <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/comma-before-or-after-also-the-definitive-guide\/\"><b>also<\/b><\/a><b> <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">be inserted mid-sentence and function as a verb, adjective, or adverb modifier.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No commas have to be placed when the usage of <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">meanwhile <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is, again, restrictive or essential to the meaning of the whole 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 animal rescue teams have <strong>meanwhile<\/strong> succeeded in saving at least fifty dogs from submerged houses.<\/div><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><b><i>Meanwhile <\/i><\/b><b>in the final position<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Referring back to the previous section explaining the possibility of using <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">meanwhile <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">as a replacement to &ldquo;meantime&rdquo;, we may similarly use it at the end of the sentence without a prior comma.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Although this position less likely occurs than the initial <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/comma-after-and\/\"><b>and <\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">middle positions, this would still constitute a perfectly grammatical sentence.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to the Merriam-Webster online dictionary, the nominal usage of both <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">meanwhile <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">meantime <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">has been going on since the 1300s.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Therefore, there&rsquo;s no need to worry if you have been using <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">meanwhile <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">rather than <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">meantime <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in prepositional phrases because they are perfectly interchangeable.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Disheartened by the news, I have decided to turn the TV off in the meanwhile.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><b>Conclusion<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A writer&rsquo;s ability to appropriately use punctuations and cohesive devices elicits a plethora of both linguistic competency and flexibility.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Although not all would agree to study this area comprehensively, we can&rsquo;t deny that good writing would always remain a highly effective communication strategy.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hence, the role of punctuations and cohesive devices should not be taken for granted.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Imagine a world where punctuations and cohesive devices do not exist. It must be quite easy to pass our grammar-based assessments with flying colors. However, it must also mean that written texts will be crowded, monotonous, and nonetheless illogical. 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