Commas and Coordinating Conjunctions (Full Guide with Examples and Sources)

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Thank you so much for this
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I'm still having issues with commas. Example: Generally I would not like that spicy food but the different way it was prepared made it easier to eat.
I am thinking there should be a comma after food and generally? This tends to get me confused on if maybe too many commas or not. I just ran it through Grammarly and it didn't catch anything. Please help.
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Thank you, the explanation is clearly understandable.
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Comma usage is something that I needed as a refresher. Thank You! I will use this guide when I begin reviewing.
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It helped me because i don't know how to speak english well just a little.
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Thank you for sharing the information concerning commas and coordinating conjunctions.
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Oh boy, I should have read this earlier. Now, I will try to make less comma mistakes. Thanks for your this!
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Thank you for your post. Sometimes in my review, it's my style to use commas at odd places to emphasize my point. But during the grammar check, they were marked as errors. Thanks to this, I will be able to avoid those.
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Love seeing these reviewed! I’m a stickler about commas and semicolons. ;)
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Every writer and reviewer should use this as a guide. Thank you.
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Whenever we change the subject-verb-other order of a sentence, commas become helpful. If the "other" is only one word, I omit the comma. Example: Once I tried to be friendly with her. (Pattern here is other-subject-verb-other.) Also: Once, I tried to be friendly with her. In the second example, the comma indicates a pause, which places emphasis on the word "once," making it more emphatic.
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It was helpful to learn more about usage of commas.
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Post by Sou Hi »

Do you think this sentence needs a comma? An editor marked it down as below. They did not explain the reason, so I'm unsure why. According to what Scott wrote, 'with only a few grammar errors' is not a complete clause, so I wonder why a comma should be added.

It's because the book is nice and professionally edited with only a few grammar errors.
-> P. 6: It's because the book is nice and professionally edited[,] with only a few grammar errors.

And for this sentence, I used a comma to connect two clauses, using 'since' as 'because', but the editor also marked it down.

And it looks like even the invincible Riva warriors will flee in fear, since they have to face a stronger opponent.
->P. 4: And it looks like even the invincible Riva warriors will flee in fear[,] since they have to face a stronger opponent.
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This is very helpful. Thank you, sir.
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Wow! This lesson couldn't have come at a better time. Thanks.
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