comma before and after 'therefore' [adverb]: be renewed therefore it

[virr2]

Hi everyone!

Does this sentence require any comma?

"This scholarship may be renewed therefore it may not be available every year."

I would put one before "therefore" but I don't know whether it's a good decision. Maybe a comma should be put after "therefore", or maybe two commas are required?

Thank You
Virr

 

[la reine victoria]

Hi everyone!

Does this sentence require any comma?

"This scholarship may be renewed therefore it may not be available every year."

I would put one before "therefore" but I don't know whether it's a good decision. Maybe a comma should be put after "therefore", or maybe two commas are required?

Thank You
Virr

Hello Virr,

Personally I would put one after renewed.

Definitely not after therefore.

This scholarship may be renewed, therefore it may not be available every year.



Regards,
LRV

 

[DavyBCN]

Hi everyone!

Does this sentence require any comma?

"This scholarship may be renewed therefore it may not be available every year."

I would put one before "therefore" but I don't know whether it's a good decision. Maybe a comma should be put after "therefore", or maybe two commas are required?

Thank You
Virr

I wlould put a full stop after renewed.

 

[JamesM]

Punctuation... what a wonderfully individual thing it is.

I would add either a period or a semi-colon after "renewed" AND a comma after "therefore":

"This scholarship may be renewed; therefore, it may not be available every year."

I lean towards semi-colon, myself.

 

[loladamore]

Another option would be to remove 'it' and introduce 'and':

This scholarship may be renewed and therefore may not be available every year.

If you don't want to change it that much, then I would use a semi-colon, as James suggests.

 

[virr2]

Thank You all very much

Virr

 

[southerngal]

I would add either a period or a semi-colon after "renewed" AND a comma after "therefore":

"This scholarship may be renewed; therefore, it may not be available every year."

I lean towards semi-colon, myself.

That's exactly what I'd do.