Should There Be a Comma In This Sentence?

[Asparagus]

I say no, but I'd like to hear what ATOT has to say.

 

[aesthetics]

Technically it doesn't matter. It should be read the same way.

 

[Chronoshock]

No comma, you put a comma before and if the and is joining two independent clauses, not noun phrases. With a series of nouns/noun phrases, you omit the comma for two items, and for three or more items the last separating comma is optional due to the and.

 

[TheoPetro]

Originally posted by: aesthetics
Technically it doesn't matter. It should be read the same way.

Just depends on whether or not you want the reader to pause.

 

[rudeguy]

I didn't think you were supposed to use a comma before and?

 

[mugs]

no comma

 

[Asparagus]

Originally posted by: TheoPetro

Originally posted by: aesthetics
Technically it doesn't matter. It should be read the same way.

Just depends on whether or not you want the reader to pause.

Yeah - this is the debate. I say that it is grammatically incorrect to have the comma there because the clause "and the service you deserve" is not a sentence by itself. But...there are those who argue that a comma's main purpose is to give the reader a pause. In this case, the pause would naturally go at the "and".

 

[Eli]

No comma.

 

[GhettoFob]

No comma,

 

[hellokeith]

It's not a sentence, so it doesn't even really need a period let alone a comma.

 

[zinfamous]

Originally posted by: hellokeith
It's not a sentence, so it doesn't even really need a period let alone a comma.

^

 

[Jeff7]

Isn't that a sentence fragment, rendering the comma irrelevant?



Edit: Dammit, I'm too late. That's what I get for loading lots of tabs, and then forgetting about the browser window for 10 minutes.

 

[Tiamat]

Originally posted by: hellokeith
It's not a sentence, so it doesn't even really need a period let alone a comma.

x2. It is a fragment of a sentence.

 

[Asparagus]

Originally posted by: hellokeith
It's not a sentence, so it doesn't even really need a period let alone a comma.

Not that the grammar check in Microsoft is of much value...but...when I type the entire sentence into MS Word it does not consider it as a sentence fragment.

 

[Bill Brasky]

Originally posted by: hellokeith
It's not a sentence, so it doesn't even really need a period let alone a comma.

First thing I thought of.

Have you planned for the wedding you have dreamed of and the service you deserve?

No comma imo

 

[RaistlinZ]

It doesn't, really need a comma.

 

[Howard]

No comprende

 

[Throwmeabone]

Originally posted by: RaistlinZ
It doesn't, really need a comma.

This. Also it's not, a sentence.

 

[Born2bwire]

Originally posted by: Asparagus

Originally posted by: hellokeith
It's not a sentence, so it doesn't even really need a period let alone a comma.

Not that the grammar check in Microsoft is of much value...but...when I type the entire sentence into MS Word it does not consider it as a sentence fragment.

The service you deserve. I could see that it could be construed as a sentence by a grammatical program but it's pretty obvious that it is not a complete thought.

 

[GodlessAstronomer]

Definitely, needs, a, comma.

 

[The Boston Dangler]

comma.

read it aloud. would you want to pause between the two topics? you should.

 

[kalrith]

Originally posted by: The Boston Dangler
comma.

read it aloud. would you want to pause between the two topics? you should.

Not all pauses require a comma. Anyways, as already mentioned, this is a sentence fragment. If this were the introduction to a sentence, then you'd just need a comma at the end of it but not one in the middle.

 

[Nik]

That's not a sentence.

 

[HardcoreRobot]

Originally posted by: Nik
That's not a sentence.

it is one big prepositional phrase

 

[BeauJangles]

Originally posted by: Asparagus

Originally posted by: hellokeith
It's not a sentence, so it doesn't even really need a period let alone a comma.

Not that the grammar check in Microsoft is of much value...but...when I type the entire sentence into MS Word it does not consider it as a sentence fragment.

Come on, you should have a basic enough grasp of grammar to be able to see what isn't a complete sentence with or without Microsoft telling you so.