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But – When do you need a comma before it?

by Anne Denniston | 22 April, 2025 | FAQs, FAQs for non-members, Grammar guidelines

Question When there is a ‘but’ between two clauses, when do you need a comma and when not? Example (the context is narrative, not formal): 1. I walked down the same street, but this time I turned left. Here, the comma is needed because it is a...

As well as – Does it mean the same as ‘and’?

by David | 26 November, 2022 | FAQs, FAQs for non-members

As well as does not mean and. Only use it before an item that is different from the other items in the list, e.g., He bought milk and eggs, as well as books. (Note the and before eggs and the comma before as well as.) The Oxford Dictionary has a more detailed...

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But – When do you need a comma before it?

As well as – Does it mean the same as ‘and’?

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