You generally need to put a comma before a subordinate clause when it follows an independent clause. This comma helps indicate the separation between the two clauses and improves clarity in the sentence structure.
Use a comma before "but" when it is followed by an independent clause. Do not use a comma after "but" unless it is followed by an introductory phrase or clause.
"when the delivery man arrives" is the subordinate clause. It cannot stand alone as a complete sentence.
Yes, typically a comma is placed before the word "unless" when it is used to introduce a dependent clause in a sentence. This helps to clarify the relationship between the main clause and the conditional clause.
The comma typically goes before "which" when introducing a nonrestrictive clause (provides additional information that is not essential to the meaning of the sentence). It is not needed before "which" when introducing a restrictive clause (essential information that is needed to understand the sentence).
Not necessarily. There is no word or phrase that requires a comma. When it means "because," the phrase "in that" often introduces a clause, in which case it is the clause that takes the comma, not the words.
Use a comma before "but" when it is followed by an independent clause. Do not use a comma after "but" unless it is followed by an introductory phrase or clause.
"when the delivery man arrives" is the subordinate clause. It cannot stand alone as a complete sentence.
Yes, typically a comma is placed before the word "unless" when it is used to introduce a dependent clause in a sentence. This helps to clarify the relationship between the main clause and the conditional clause.
The comma typically goes before "which" when introducing a nonrestrictive clause (provides additional information that is not essential to the meaning of the sentence). It is not needed before "which" when introducing a restrictive clause (essential information that is needed to understand the sentence).
Not necessarily. There is no word or phrase that requires a comma. When it means "because," the phrase "in that" often introduces a clause, in which case it is the clause that takes the comma, not the words.
you do not have to put the comma there
Not unless it introduces a new clause.
A comma is typically used before "which" when it introduces a nonrestrictive clause, which provides additional information that is not essential to the meaning of the sentence. When "which" introduces a restrictive clause, essential to the meaning of the sentence, a comma is not used.
A comma typically comes before "because" when it is used to introduce a dependent clause in a sentence.
Yes, when "sometimes" is used at the beginning of a sentence, it is often followed by a comma to separate it from the main clause.
No, you do not need to put a comma after "To begin with" when it is used as an introductory phrase in a sentence.
Use a comma before "where" when it introduces a non-restrictive clause (provides additional, non-essential information) and omit the comma when "where" introduces a restrictive clause (essential for the sentence's meaning). For example, "I went to the park, where I often walk my dog" (non-restrictive) vs. "I will meet you at the park where we first met" (restrictive).