Should I put a coma there?
Hello dear native speakers

Should I use a coma or not?

The student raised his hand, and asked his question politely.

Is it necessaey or not?

Thanks

Question

Should I put a coma there?
Hello dear native speakers

Should I use a coma or not?

The student raised his hand, and asked his question politely.

Is it necessaey or not?

Thanks

Answer

Hi Nimas,

The comma shouldn’t be used. You don’t have a complete sentence after the “and.” So it’s a dependent clause coming after your independent clause. In this case, you don’t use a comma.

However, when speaking, you can pause there if you’d like. But you shouldn’t put a comma there for writing.

Here is a website to maybe clarify a bit more: https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/general_writing/punctuation/independent_and_dependent_clauses/index.html

Answer

In this situation the comma is not neccessary! :) Hope that helps

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