comma after conditional clause [conjunction]: and if..., it will

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thuhoai

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Vietnam
Hi, everyone.

Potential candidates must confirm they are willing to take the job as head of the globe's emergency lender, and if there are more than three nominees the IMF's board will cut the list to three candidates by the middle of June.

Is it necessary to put a comma before ''the IMF's borad'''?

Thanks in advance.
 
    • Potential candidates must confirm they are willing to take the job as head of the globe's emergency lender and, if there are more than three nominees, the IMF's board will cut the list to three candidates by the middle of June.

    I would put commas as above. Opinions will vary here, I suspect. :)
     
    Potential candidates must confirm they are willing to take the job as head of the globe's emergency lender, and if there are more than three nominees the IMF's board will cut the list to three candidates by the middle of June.

    We definitely need the comma where thuhoai has placed it, since we are combining two complete sentences with a conjunction. I agree with boozer that this is a case where opinions will vary on the comma after the introductory phrase "if there are more than three nominees". I would leave it out.
     
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