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      Comma before "and"


      Brahmali

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      OK, so here Marcel Iseli sets out the rules for the use of comma before "and". Essentially he says a comma is only required before "and" when it joins two independent clauses. He then appears to breach his own advice by adding a comma before an dependent clause, as follows:

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      Some words, though, are complicated, and can use commas in many different ways.

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      Is this grammatical? If so, how?

      Many thanks!

       

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