{"id":9728,"date":"2020-12-14T21:31:12","date_gmt":"2020-12-14T21:31:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/?p=9728"},"modified":"2022-09-19T18:10:59","modified_gmt":"2022-09-19T18:10:59","slug":"comma-before-or-after-in-fact","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/comma-before-or-after-in-fact\/","title":{"rendered":"Comma before or after &#8220;in fact&#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;\">Humans are rational beings in general, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/comma-before-thereby\/\"><b>thereby<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> entailing the consideration for truth value evaluations in utterances.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To express these observations, we use words <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/comma-before-or-after-either\/\"><b>either<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to judge the content of statements, or to attach our own mood or emotion towards them.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These words are linguistically known as disjuncts or disjunctive adverbials which are essential in adding some amount of objectivity in propositions or arguments.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Read on to understand more about the disjunctive adverb &ldquo;in fact&rdquo; and how to appropriately punctuate it with commas in writing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<br>\n[toc]\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><b>Is a comma necessary before &ldquo;in fact&rdquo;?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><strong>A comma is necessary before &ldquo;in fact&rdquo; when it is used as the first word in a parenthetical statement or used after a parenthesis located mid-sentence. A pre-comma is similarly placed when it functions as a disjunctive adverbial positioned at the end of the sentence.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><b>Should there be a comma after &ldquo;in fact&rdquo;?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><strong>On the flip side, a comma should instead come after &ldquo;in fact&rdquo; when it serves as a sentence-initial disjunct. The post-comma rule also applies when it is used as the last word in a frontal dependent clause in a complex sentence, or when it ends the first independent clause in a compound sentence. Lastly, an after-comma is essentially inserted when it is used as the last word in a medial parenthetical expression.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><b>The comma before &ldquo;in fact&rdquo;<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The disjunctive adverbial &ldquo;in fact&rdquo; is typically used to express a speaker or a writer&rsquo;s assumption with regards to the truthfulness or validity of a statement.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It denotes a slightly more formalistic meaning than &ldquo;really,&rdquo; yet it 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;\"> more casual than &ldquo;as observed in&rdquo; which is more likely used in non-colloquial writing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A comma before &ldquo;in fact&rdquo; is applicable in a few sentence formats such as when it starts a parenthetical expression, follows a parenthesis, or is used as a disjunct at the end of a sentence.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Let&rsquo;s talk further about each case in the next subsections.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><b>When it appears in a parenthetical-initial position<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Parenthetical statements are auxiliary speech devices used to clarify, digress, understate, or add humor to an utterance.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Put more simply, these are persuasive instruments in discourse that add further meaning to a sentence.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/comma-before-since\/\"><b>Since<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> parentheses are deemed as &ldquo;speech accessories&rdquo; <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/comma-before-per-se\/\"><b>per se<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, then they are grammatically-disposable in writing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This further means that removing the parenthetical expression does not affect the sentence structure, although the emphasis of the statement would be reduced in doing <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/comma-before-after-so\/\"><b>so<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As parentheses are peripheral discourse supplements, they can be as short as a single word or a phrase, or <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/comma-before-even\/\"><b>even<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> longer like fragments and clauses.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To clearly represent parenthetical elements in texts, commas are used to encapsulate them.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hence, a comma should come before &ldquo;in fact&rdquo; when it serves as the introductory expression in a parenthetical interruption.<\/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;\">Her rendition of the song is great, in fact better than the original, so she&rsquo;s probably going to win the show tonight.<\/div><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><b>When it is used after a parenthesis<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now that the comma-related parenthetical rules have been laid out, this section should be easier to understand.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To note again, comma encapsulation is crucial in segregating the auxiliary parenthetical expressions from the rest of a sentence.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Therefore, when further information starting with &ldquo;in fact&rdquo; follows the parenthetical statement, the closing comma should also precede the succeeding clause.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The oddity in his voice, which is almost Geddy Lee-ish, in fact gave him leverage against the other contestants.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The parenthesis above, in addition, is also known as a nonrestrictive adjective clause which is used to define the subject further.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When this clause is taken out, the remaining words should still be able to constitute a complete thought, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/comma-before-or-after-although\/\"><b>although<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> no longer using the comma in the process.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The oddity in his voice in fact gave him leverage against the other contestants.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><b>When it is used as a sentence-final disjunct<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Referring back to the earlier part of this post, &ldquo;in fact&rdquo; is syntactically recognized as an adverbial disjunct synonymous with <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">really, actually, <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">or<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> indeed.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/comma-usage-in-particular\/\"><b>In particular<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, it is classified as a content disjunct whose role relates to the truth evaluation of an utterance, as per the speaker or the writer&rsquo;s reference point.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The other most prevalently-used content disjuncts are<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/comma-after-apparently\/\"><b><i>apparently<\/i><\/b><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/comma-before-or-after-obviously\/\"><b><i>obviously<\/i><\/b><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">,<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> basically<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and they are usually found at the beginning of the sentence.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Although most disjuncts are placed at the initial part of the sentence, they may also be found at the end preceded with a comma.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Thus, this type of sentence construction necessitates the pre-comma insertion when &ldquo;in fact&rdquo; is located in the sentence-final position.<\/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;\">What she did caused an irreparable disaster, in fact.<\/div><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Disjuncts are also grammatically-dispensable <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/comma-after-and\/\"><b>and<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> are hence functionally similar to parenthetical expressions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9732\" src=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Commas-With-In-Fact.jpg\" alt=\"Commas With In Fact\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Commas-With-In-Fact.jpg 320w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Commas-With-In-Fact-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Commas-With-In-Fact-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Commas-With-In-Fact-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Commas-With-In-Fact-735x1103.jpg 735w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Commas-With-In-Fact-223x335.jpg 223w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Commas-With-In-Fact-231x347.jpg 231w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Commas-With-In-Fact-347x520.jpg 347w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Commas-With-In-Fact-427x640.jpg 427w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Commas-With-In-Fact-512x768.jpg 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Commas-With-In-Fact.jpg\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"eager\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9732 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 In Fact\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1500\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Commas-With-In-Fact.jpg\" id=\"mv-trellis-img-1\" data-src=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Commas-With-In-Fact.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Commas-With-In-Fact.jpg 320w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Commas-With-In-Fact-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Commas-With-In-Fact-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Commas-With-In-Fact-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Commas-With-In-Fact-735x1103.jpg 735w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Commas-With-In-Fact-223x335.jpg 223w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Commas-With-In-Fact-231x347.jpg 231w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Commas-With-In-Fact-347x520.jpg 347w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Commas-With-In-Fact-427x640.jpg 427w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Commas-With-In-Fact-512x768.jpg 512w\" data-svg=\"1\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><b>The comma after &ldquo;in fact&rdquo;<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This section <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/comma-before-provided\/\"><b>provides<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the after-comma guidelines which are also vital in disambiguating the meaning of sentences.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When &ldquo;in fact&rdquo; is used as a sentence-initial disjunct, or simply an introductory expression, a post-comma is necessary.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A succeeding comma is also placed when it is used as the last word either in a frontal dependent clause in a complex sentence, or the frontal independent clause in a compound sentence.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lastly, a comma should similarly come after &ldquo;in fact&rdquo; when it serves as the final word in a mid-sentence parenthesis.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><b>When it is used as a sentence-initial disjunct<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&ldquo;In fact&rdquo; used as a sentence-initial disjunct or introductory phrase is more frequently used than the sentence-final position.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Disjunctive and other introductory statements are naturally set off with commas to facilitate clarity and distinction from the main information 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;\">In fact, grandpa used to tell us that attitude is way more important than aptitude.<\/div><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Removing the disjunct in the sentence above, again, would not hurt the grammaticality of the sentence.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/comma-before-or-after-however\/\"><b>However<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the thought connection and mood would be lost if it were a part of a longer paragraph with more contextual meaning.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><b>When it is used as the last word in a frontal dependent clause<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The guideline in this subsection is related to the type of sentences according to structural form.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A complex sentence contains at least one dependent and one independent clause connected with a subordinating conjunction.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When a dependent clause comes prior to the independent clause, a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/coma-vs-comma\/\"><b>comma<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> should separate them.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It, therefore, follows that an after-comma must be placed when &ldquo;in fact&rdquo; is used at the end of a frontal dependent clause.<\/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;\">Since ignorance exempts no one in fact, even the newest staff should also be held accountable for these errors.<\/div><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Note, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/comma-before-though\/\"><b>though<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, that the comma should be omitted if the clausal order was reversed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><b>When it ends in the first clause in a compound sentence<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Another sentence type according to form is a compound sentence which is composed of two independent clauses linked by a coordinating conjunction.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The rule of thumb is to always cut the two clauses with a comma before the conjunction to mark their independence from each other.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Thus, using &ldquo;in fact&rdquo; at the end of the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/comma-after-first\/\"><b>first<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> independent clause should necessitate a post-comma placement 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;\">I&rsquo;ve got a hunch that you&rsquo;re not telling me everything in fact, but it seems like you have some good reasons behind doing so.<\/div><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><b>When it is used as the last word in a parenthesis<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recapping on parentheses which are to be enclosed <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/comma-before-with\/\"><b>with<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> commas, the same rule applies when &ldquo;in fact&rdquo; serves as the last word in the auxiliary statement.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As you may have guessed by <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/comma-before-or-after-now\/\"><b>now<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, grammatically-superfluous yet rhetorically-beneficial expressions are to be offset with commas in sentences.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is to remove any chances of obscurity which may be induced by these additional details that may deviate from the syntactical flow of 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;\">She lives in misery, both emotionally and physically in fact, with her alcoholic and destitute husband who is as indolent as an anesthetized sloth.&nbsp;<\/div><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><b>Encapsulating &ldquo;in fact&rdquo; with commas on both sides<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As stated some sections ago,<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a parenthesis may also be a single-word or a short phrasal expression.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The phrasal adverbial disjunct &ldquo;in fact&rdquo; may be surrounded by two adjacent commas when the writer intends to insert the expression peripherally rather than restrictively.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Non-living objects such as cutting boards and soil, in fact, also serve as reservoirs for infectious pathogens.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Since &ldquo;in fact&rdquo; is parenthetically used in the sentence above, it may be removed and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/comma-before-or-after-yet\/\"><b>yet<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> still form a complete 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;\">Non-living objects such as cutting boards and soil also serve as reservoirs for infectious pathogens.<\/div><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><b>When are commas unnecessary with &ldquo;in fact&rdquo;?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The last set of guidelines explains when <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/unnecessary-commas\/\"><b>commas become insignificant<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> before and after &ldquo;in fact.&rdquo;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This rule is applicable when it premodifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb in the sentence.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The same is also true when &ldquo;in fact&rdquo; is used as a weak interrupter particularly in less formal writing registers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><b>Modifying a verb<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When &ldquo;in fact&rdquo; is conveniently used as a substitute for &ldquo;really,&rdquo; it means that it can also function as a general lexical adverb that has the basic function of modifying verbs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A quick hack to remember the function of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.academia.edu\/37185741\/STUDENTS_MASTERY_IN_USING_ADVERBS_AT_ENGLISH_STUDY_PROGRAM_OF_SINTUWU_MAROSO_UNIVERSITY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>adverbs<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in English grammar is to think that they are &ldquo;adjectives for verbs,&rdquo; and hence the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/comma-before-or-after-names\/\"><b>name<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In modifying verbs, adverbs should be placed before the main verb in simple tenses <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/comma-before-or-after-or\/\"><b>or<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> between the auxiliary and the main verb.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Adverbs modifying verbs direct the modification focus toward the verb used rather than any other sentence elements.<\/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 it in fact was not stolen, you must have left it somewhere for sure.<\/div><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><b>Modifying an adjective<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Identically, commas are also <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/comma-before-or-after-nonetheless\/\"><b>nonetheless<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> inessential when &ldquo;in fact&rdquo; premodifies adjectives, which is another basic adverbial function.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Placing &ldquo;in fact&rdquo; in front of the adjective shifts the emphatic effect towards the word or words being modified rather than the verb or other sentence elements.<\/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;\">What you did was in fact rude and disconcerting.<\/div><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The emphatic effect of &ldquo;in fact&rdquo; is directed towards the adjectives that complement the prior action, which is vaguely mentioned in the example.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><b>Modifying another adverb<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The flexibility of adverbs allow them to modify co-adverbs, which is commonly observed with adverbs of emphasis or intensifiers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, adverbs are also composed of vague deictic words such as <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">here, there, anywhere <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">everywhere.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Commas are <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/comma-before-not\/\"><b>not<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> used either when constructing the sentence this way.<\/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;\">Your phone was in fact here a while ago.<\/div><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The example below exhibits the modifying ability of &ldquo;in fact&rdquo; directed towards the spatial adverb <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">here, <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">which is also pragmatically known as spatial deixis.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Spatial deixis are words that denote locations that are relative to a speaker or writer&rsquo;s perspective, and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/comma-before-or-after-thus\/\"><b>thus<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> are difficult to understand without background context.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><b>When the interruption is weak<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Finally, comma deletion is in fact admissible in colloquial or conversational writing such as in dialogues or scripts.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Comma omission invariably occurs especially when the interruption is <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/comma-before-too-the-definitive-guide\/\"><b>too<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> weak to cause any form of misinterpretation to the reader.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is also true when the <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/comma-rules\/\" title=\"comma placement\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\">comma placement<\/a> would ruin the cadence or rhythm of rather short, nondisruptive statements like the last example 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;\">In fact dogs cry too.<\/div><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><b>Conclusion<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The discomfort towards punctuation guidelines is a natural phenomenon which entails the idea that linguistic development thrives <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/comma-before-along-with\/\"><b>along with<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> human civilization.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Thus, punctuation marks should not be viewed as threatening <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/comma-before-nor\/\"><b>nor<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> complicated writing tools, but rather as effective instruments that facilitate disambiguation of meaning.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Humans are rational beings in general, thereby entailing the consideration for truth value evaluations in utterances. To express these observations, we use words either to judge the content of statements, or to attach our own mood or emotion towards them. These words are linguistically known as disjuncts or disjunctive adverbials which are essential in adding &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9731,"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":[80,244,243],"class_list":["post-9728","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-english","category-comma-rules","category-grammar","tag-comma","tag-comma-after-in-fact","tag-comma-before-in-fact"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9728","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=9728"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9728\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24140,"href":"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9728\/revisions\/24140"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9731"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9728"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9728"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9728"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}