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Not necessarily. There is no word or phrase in English that requires a comma.

"I went to the store, because I needed milk." INCORRECT.

"I went to the store because I needed milk." CORRECT.

For sentence one, you wouldn't pause between "store" and "because," so there is no comma. That rule doesn't always apply, however.

But if you inverted the sentence, like to "Because I needed milk, I went to the store." the comma is needed because you would pause between "milk" and "I."

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1w ago

In general, a comma should not go before "because" when it is used to introduce a dependent clause. However, if "because" is used to provide a reason at the beginning of a sentence, a comma may be necessary for clarity.

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