Post by account_disabled on Dec 26, 2023 23:43:02 GMT -5
Is using a comma before the conjunction “and” correct or is it always an error? When can we use the “e” after the comma? They always taught me not to put the conjunction "and" after the comma, but at school they certainly can't show you all the possible cases that can occur. Someone claims that the use of the comma is always personal, like punctuation in general, which depends on the author's creativity: I don't agree with this point at all. There is sometimes confusion about the use of the comma before the “e”. A reader months ago asked me to give her some examples and I promised her that after the summer I would write an article. Promise kept, albeit with considerable delay.
The comma before the conjunction “and” in 2 independent sentences The conjunction “and” can join 2 independent sentences: On Monday I was questioned in Italian and on Wednesday the Mathematics teacher questioned me. But the sentence is equally correct if we use the comma before the Special Data conjunction “and”: On Monday I was questioned in Italian, and on Wednesday the Mathematics teacher questioned me. In this second example the comma indicates a pause, perhaps to underline the student's indignation. And when are there more sentences? The use of a comma before the conjunction "and" is also permitted, because it depends on the effect we want to give: We'll be around all summer. In June we will visit Rome, Florence and Venice, in July we will go to the seaside in Sardinia, in August we will go on excursions in Valtellina, and in September we will dedicate ourselves to museums and art galleries.
The comma before the "e" indicates a radical change here: after 3 intense months, in September we do something less physically demanding. We'll be around all summer. In June we will visit Rome, in July we will go to the seaside in Sardinia, in August we will go on excursions in Valtellina and in September we will dedicate ourselves to museums and art galleries. In this second case, however, we are simply listing our summer full of entertainment. Use a comma before the “e” in sentences The aside is a brief explanation or description, a sort of parenthesis within a sentence: He was determined to find out where he was hiding - it was now his personal mission - and to make him pay for his betrayal.
The comma before the conjunction “and” in 2 independent sentences The conjunction “and” can join 2 independent sentences: On Monday I was questioned in Italian and on Wednesday the Mathematics teacher questioned me. But the sentence is equally correct if we use the comma before the Special Data conjunction “and”: On Monday I was questioned in Italian, and on Wednesday the Mathematics teacher questioned me. In this second example the comma indicates a pause, perhaps to underline the student's indignation. And when are there more sentences? The use of a comma before the conjunction "and" is also permitted, because it depends on the effect we want to give: We'll be around all summer. In June we will visit Rome, Florence and Venice, in July we will go to the seaside in Sardinia, in August we will go on excursions in Valtellina, and in September we will dedicate ourselves to museums and art galleries.
The comma before the "e" indicates a radical change here: after 3 intense months, in September we do something less physically demanding. We'll be around all summer. In June we will visit Rome, in July we will go to the seaside in Sardinia, in August we will go on excursions in Valtellina and in September we will dedicate ourselves to museums and art galleries. In this second case, however, we are simply listing our summer full of entertainment. Use a comma before the “e” in sentences The aside is a brief explanation or description, a sort of parenthesis within a sentence: He was determined to find out where he was hiding - it was now his personal mission - and to make him pay for his betrayal.