oldlaughinglady
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English
I have a question that I think I know the answer to, but I never see it directly addressed in handbooks, so I want to see if anyone here can shed some light on this:
Does this example look correct?
1) "When I go to the doctor's office, I fill out paperwork and I get my temperature taken."
Because the dependent clause applies to both independent clauses, is it incorrect to add a comma after the coordinating conjunction?
The direct contrast would be something like this:
2) "When I go to the doctor's office, I fill out paper work, and I like tacos."
Here the person's statement about tacos is separate from the doctor's office (unless he or she only likes tacos at the doctor's office), and this makes the comma essential.
Am I right about this? Simply put, does the first example need an additional comma before the word "and"?
Thanks!
S
Does this example look correct?
1) "When I go to the doctor's office, I fill out paperwork and I get my temperature taken."
Because the dependent clause applies to both independent clauses, is it incorrect to add a comma after the coordinating conjunction?
The direct contrast would be something like this:
2) "When I go to the doctor's office, I fill out paper work, and I like tacos."
Here the person's statement about tacos is separate from the doctor's office (unless he or she only likes tacos at the doctor's office), and this makes the comma essential.
Am I right about this? Simply put, does the first example need an additional comma before the word "and"?
Thanks!
S