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Grammar Presentation: Punctuation - Student Development Services

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Comma: 1<br />

Joining independent clauses with co-ordinating<br />

conjunctions (and, or, but...)<br />

Example:<br />

The feedback improved, and the module had a<br />

stronger output.<br />

The first case where commas are appropriate is when joining two independent clauses with co-ordinating conjunctions (see the first grammar presentation on “The Sentence” for more detail).<br />

You need to place a co-ordinating conjunction at the end of the first independent clause.<br />

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