Unlocking the Secret Power of Commas: How One Punctuation Mark Can Transform Your Writing Forever
In the sentence above, which is considerably longer that the first one, the comma adds rhythm and helps to break up an otherwise lengthy and wordy sentence.
Dependent Clauses and Commas
What about dependent clauses? Dependent clauses are put together to form a sentence, and at least one of the clauses relies on the other.
Clause #1:
When I go to the movies
Clause #2:
I spend too much money
The first clause is a dependent clause because it requires the second, or main clause, in order to make sense. These clauses can be flipped:
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