{"id":9591,"date":"2020-12-02T12:17:25","date_gmt":"2020-12-02T12:17:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/?p=9591"},"modified":"2023-04-10T20:18:19","modified_gmt":"2023-04-10T20:18:19","slug":"comma-before-no-matter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/comma-before-no-matter\/","title":{"rendered":"Comma before &#8220;no matter&#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><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/comma-before-or-after-although\/\"><b>Although <\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">descriptivists sometimes clash with prescriptivists in terms of punctuation guidelines, punctuation marks generally have a single purpose.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Non-lexical symbols, such as commas, generally function as linguistic devices that facilitate the disambiguation of meaning in the written language.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Linguistic disambiguation is vital in increasing communication efficiency, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/comma-before-thereby\/\"><b>thereby <\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">amplifying the significance of comma-related guidelines in texts.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While cadence and persuasion are prioritized by stylistically-induced commas, syntax concentrates on <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/coma-vs-comma\/\"><b>comma<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> usage according to sentence structure.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This post aims to shed light on the pre-comma issue with the expression &ldquo;no matter&rdquo; in sentences.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<br>\n[toc]\n<\/p><p><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9593\" src=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Comma-Before-No-Matter-1.jpg\" alt=\"Comma Before No Matter (1)\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Comma-Before-No-Matter-1.jpg 320w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Comma-Before-No-Matter-1-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Comma-Before-No-Matter-1-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Comma-Before-No-Matter-1-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Comma-Before-No-Matter-1-735x1103.jpg 735w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Comma-Before-No-Matter-1-223x335.jpg 223w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Comma-Before-No-Matter-1-231x347.jpg 231w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Comma-Before-No-Matter-1-347x520.jpg 347w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Comma-Before-No-Matter-1-427x640.jpg 427w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Comma-Before-No-Matter-1-512x768.jpg 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Comma-Before-No-Matter-1.jpg\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"eager\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9593 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 Before No Matter (1)\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1500\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Comma-Before-No-Matter-1.jpg\" id=\"mv-trellis-img-1\" data-src=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Comma-Before-No-Matter-1.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Comma-Before-No-Matter-1.jpg 320w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Comma-Before-No-Matter-1-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Comma-Before-No-Matter-1-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Comma-Before-No-Matter-1-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Comma-Before-No-Matter-1-735x1103.jpg 735w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Comma-Before-No-Matter-1-223x335.jpg 223w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Comma-Before-No-Matter-1-231x347.jpg 231w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Comma-Before-No-Matter-1-347x520.jpg 347w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Comma-Before-No-Matter-1-427x640.jpg 427w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Comma-Before-No-Matter-1-512x768.jpg 512w\" data-svg=\"1\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"><br>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><b>Should we place a comma before &ldquo;no matter&rdquo;?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><strong>The answer to the question is dependent on some stylistic and syntactic guidelines. A comma before <i>no matter<\/i> is required when it initiates a parenthetical statement as well as when it subsequently follows a parenthesis. Whereas, a pre-comma is unnecessary when <i>no matter <\/i>starts a sentence off, either as a part of a clause or a disjunctive phrase. Also, a comma is inapplicable when <i>no matter <\/i>is a part of a restricted or essential clause.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><b>Comma before &ldquo;no matter&rdquo;<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stylistic and syntactic guidelines dictate the <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/comma-rules\/\" title=\"comma usage\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\">comma usage<\/a> before the expression <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">no matter.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As per the syntactical lens, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">no matter <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">generally functions as a preposition used to introduce exhaustive conditional <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/comma-before-or-after-or\/\"><b>or<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> unconditional interrogative statements.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This means that <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">no matter <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is syntactically and semantically used to blatantly remove any possible issues in a statement.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Exhaustive conditionals often appear as interrogative clauses introduced by <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">what, who, which, <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and so on to express all-encompassing probabilities.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Unlike interrogatives which explicitly raise issues in the discourse, the unconditionals disqualify arguments by making them irrelevant to the 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;\">Dad will do it, no matter what mom says.<\/div><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The job of <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">no matter <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is to semantically imply that all potential statements from the mother are insufficient to stop the father from taking action.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The clause <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">no matter what mom says <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">serves as an adverbial adjunct that complements whatever action is intended by the subject <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dad.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/comma-before-or-after-now\/\"><b>Now<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, let&rsquo;s delve deeper into the guidelines that dictate the pre-comma placement.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><b>Parenthesis<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/academicguides.waldenu.edu\/writingcenter\/punctuation\/parentheses\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>parenthesis<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is a linguistic device under stylistics that evokes the discursive function of persuasion.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Parenthetical statements may be expressed through words, phrases, clauses, sentences, or even a whole paragraph.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These are either accidental or intentional ideas inserted by the writer to emphasize, understate, digress, clarify, or add humor.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Parenthetical elements are offset with commas to mark their grammatical dispensability as well as their segregation from the rest of the sentence.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hence, when a writer intends to use <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">no matter <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">as a parenthetical introductory phrase, a pre-comma is necessary.<\/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 never learns, no matter what we say or do, and just keeps repeating the same mistake.<\/div><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Since parenthetical statements are optionally written to add meaning to the sentence, we may compare this function to adverbial adjuncts in <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/syntax\/\" title=\"syntax\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\">syntax<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><b>After a parenthesis<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A pre-comma placement is<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/comma-before-or-after-also-the-definitive-guide\/\"><b>also<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> required when <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">no matter <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is used after a mid-sentence parenthetical insertion.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Since the last parenthetical component needs to be ended with a post-comma, then that comma should automatically precede <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">no matter<\/span><\/i><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;\">She has failed again for the nth time around despite all the guidance, which is unsurprising, no matter how hard we tried.<\/div><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Note once again that the parenthetical statement, even when removed, will <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/comma-before-not\/\"><b>not<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> hurt the grammaticality of the whole sentence.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Therefore, the sentence will still make perfect sense when the parenthesis is omitted.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Taking this into account, we can deduce that the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">no matter <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">clause may also further function as a parenthetical clause, and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/comma-before-or-after-thus\/\"><b>thus<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the post-comma remains.<\/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 has failed again for the nth time around despite all the guidance, no matter how hard we tried.<\/div><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It constitutes a parenthetical clause because, again, the sentence still makes sense without the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">no matter <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">fragment<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">leaving the complete thought 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 has failed again for the nth time around despite all the guidance.<\/div><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">no matter <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">clause may be syntactically called an adverbial adjunct or stylistically referred to as a parenthetical statement.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This means that the pre-comma insertion signals a pause <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/comma-before-and\/\"><b>and<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> marks the emphasis of the unconditional statement.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Commas, therefore, prompt the reader to take a quick break, thereby highlighting the post-comma expression in the process.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Also, commas facilitate the disambiguation process by offsetting statements that are interesting yet grammatically-irrelevant to the whole sentence.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hence, the comma before <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">no matter <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is essential in emphasizing and disambiguating the unconditional statement.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><b>When is a comma inessential before &ldquo;no matter&rdquo;?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Although the series of explanations above emphasizes the necessity of pre-commas, other cases may allow the comma omission <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/comma-before-too-the-definitive-guide\/\"><b>too<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is true particularly when <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">no matter <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">appears in the sentence-initial position and when the writer intends to use it as part of a restrictive clause.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Let&rsquo;s look at each circumstance in detail.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><b>Sentence initial<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">no matter <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">starts a sentence off, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/unnecessary-commas\/\"><b>we do not place a pre-comma<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by sentence structure default.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As a standard rule, a sentence should not start <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/comma-before-with\/\"><b>with<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> a punctuation mark.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/comma-before-or-after-however\/\"><b>However<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, a comma may come after the last word in the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">no matter-<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">clause <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/comma-before-or-after-instead\/\"><b>instead<\/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;\">No matter how hard I try, I still could not convince her.<\/div><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The initial clause functions dependently to another main idea which is stated afterward, thereby necessitating the comma to mark the clausal segregation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Additionally, a comma may also come after <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">no matter <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">when it is used as the only introductory phrase in a 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;\">No matter, he will never recognize nor admit his faults.<\/div><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The sentence above utilizes <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">no matter <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">as a disjunct which is used to express the writer&rsquo;s opinion or emotion towards the whole statement.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><b>Restrictive clause<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A restrictive clause is a sentence element considered by the writer to be essential to the meaning of the whole sentence.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">no matter <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is treated by the writer as a restrictive sentence element, a comma must not 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;\">If her relationship with her family was well-established, she would be able to fix any issues no matter what.<\/div><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The sentence above is specifically structured in such a way that <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">no matter <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is part of an independent conditional clause.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This,<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/comma-usage-in-particular\/\"><b> in particular<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, is an example of the second conditional type wherein a hypothetical condition<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/comma-after-and\/\"><b>and<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> its probable result are expressed in the same sentence.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The condition <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">no matter what <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">expresses the essentially relevant meaning of &ldquo;whatever happens&rdquo; in the main or independent clause.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Since the information is viewed as essential in light of the whole sentence, a pre-comma is not inserted.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/comma-before-or-after-despite\/\"><b>Despite <\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the fact that syntactic and stylistic guidelines dictate the comma usage before <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">not matter, <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the decision is upon the writer&rsquo;s discretion at the end of the day.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Whether or not to place a comma before <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">no matter, <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">leads the readers to understand one purpose.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That is, to assist any disambiguation possibilities or highlight information in any written language.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ergo, commas are to be considered essentially functional in texts.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Although descriptivists sometimes clash with prescriptivists in terms of punctuation guidelines, punctuation marks generally have a single purpose. Non-lexical symbols, such as commas, generally function as linguistic devices that facilitate the disambiguation of meaning in the written language. Linguistic disambiguation is vital in increasing communication efficiency, thereby amplifying the significance of comma-related guidelines in texts. &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9594,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"disable-in-feed":false,"article-schema-type":"Article","disable-critical-css":false,"_convertkit_action_broadcast_export":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[35,1119,1116],"tags":[80,225],"class_list":["post-9591","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-english","category-comma-rules","category-grammar","tag-comma","tag-comma-before-no-matter"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9591","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=9591"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9591\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24637,"href":"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9591\/revisions\/24637"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9594"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9591"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9591"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9591"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}