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

virr2

Senior Member
Poland
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



 
  • virr2 said:
    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
     
    virr2 said:
    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.


     
    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.
     
    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.
     
    JamesM said:
    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.
     
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