Comma before and?
As we all know, we always put a comma before the word AND if the following clause is independent. For example:
Sheila went home, and Mary played with her dolls.
But do I need to put a comma if the clause following AND isn’t independent. As in:
Sheila went home and played with her dolls.
or should it be:
Sheila went home, and played with her dolls.
?????
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The first sentence has a comma because it is a compound-sentence (two sentences made into one and separated with “,and”).
“Sheila went home.”
“Mary played with her dolls.”
It could have also been written with a semicolon.
“Sheila went home; Mary played with her dolls.”
The correct punctuation in the second example is:
“Sheila went home and played with her dolls.”
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No comma for the second sentence. It isn’t needed.
If the sentence read:
Sheila went home, played with her dolls, and made dinner.
You would need commas, as it was a series.
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Sheila went home and played with her dolls.
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You dont put it in if it is not independant.
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