KEY WORDS #4

Subordinating Conjunctions (the first words of Adverb Clauses)


after
although
as
as if
as long as
as ______ as
as though
because		 before
even if
even though
except that
if
in case
in order that
now that 		 once
provided that
since
so that
than
though
till
until		 unless
when
whenever
where
whereas
wherever
whether
while

Commas, Yes or No?

Comma Rule #2
Place commas after words, phrases, or clauses that introduce the main clause.
Ask Yourself These Questions:
  1. Is the key word the first word of the sentence? If so, yes; always put a comma at the end of the whole adverb clause.
      2.  
      Unless the student newspaper can generate more advertising, readers will have to pay fifty cents per issue.
       
  2. Is the key word in the middle of the sentence? If so, generally no; leave the comma out.
      3.  
      Hypnosis still has its opponents even though the technique has a recognized place in medicine.
       
  3. Never put a comma immediately after these key words.
    4.  
    Although, hypnosis now has a recognized place in medicine, the technique still has its opponents.


Check Your Answers

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