...to use 'and' after a comma. I know that 'and' shouldn't be used after a full stop, yet I think that it's use after a comma can also be considered incorrect.
2006-12-08 23:23:21 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
grammatically ok in some cases.
Example:
He hurried home to feed the cat, the empty the letterbox and to shout at his grandmother, and only then did he see that the house had burnt down during his absence.
BUT: it is not grammatically correct if you say ’it’s use can be ...’
’its’ as a possessive pronoun is spelt without an apostrophe.
2006-12-08 23:28:47 · answer #1 · answered by saehli 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
',and' is considered a co-ordinating conjunction..and is used to put two complete sentences together into one in grammatically correct form. ',and' can be replaces by ',but', or ',for' and a few other terms and remain correct..each can be used at different times depending on which one makes the sentence run smoothly and in the correct grammatical context.
Remember..i did say..two COMPLETE sentences...
I forgot to go to work, and the doctors appointment.
is therefore incorrect..'and the doctors appointment' is not a complete sentence. So a comma is not necessary. (and, incidently, I am not referring to the same sentence as was already included in one of the answers..it's merely similar)
Apples, oranges and bananas..(or whatever it was) is correct either way with or without the additional comma. ..as Apples, oranges, and bananas. It is the current trend nowadays to include the second comma in a list of three objects, but it is certainly not grammatically incorrect to keep it out.
it's..was incorrect..as previously noted..purely because it should have been 'its'..it was used as a possession, not a contraction of 'it and is'.
and..should not generally be used after a full stop. If you are a writer by trade and you can use it in such a way that it is not grammatically incorrect and it flows well with the writing it is allowable. However, if you are a high school or college student I would not advise that you do it..it does not fall in line with traditional grammar and it will be graded as wrong.
ok..why isn't my spell check working? grrrrr
2006-12-09 10:32:52 · answer #2 · answered by KED 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Most times you should not use a comma after 'and'.
There are times, when it helps the expression of a sentence, that you could use 'and'. & get away with it.
e.g. "The weather was atroscious. It was cold and windy and, it rained as well."
The '"apples, bananas, and oranges" example is definitely incorrect! It should just be "apples, bananas and oranges".
On another strand, "it's" is a contraction of "it is". The sense that you have used it in is the possessive, so, it should be "its".
I know this seems silly, when you usually use an apostrophe for the possessive, but that's the English language for you!
2006-12-09 09:03:14 · answer #3 · answered by cloud43 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It depends. "And" is OK after a comma if it is beginning a new thought. People overuse commas in a big way.
For instance:
She was late for work, and now the train was delayed.
She was late for work and her doctor's appointment this morning.
Hey, Phish...stuff it, will you? I was the city editor of a newspaper for 10 years. It may have been a piece of crap, but "doctor's appointment" is perfectly acceptable in American speech. I hardly think someone British is qualified to correct the colloquialisms of an American, but judging from your other answers, you DO think you are the authority on EVERYTHING!! ;-)
2006-12-09 07:25:47 · answer #4 · answered by Rebecca 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
And is not gramatically correct after a comma but in certain cases it is o.k.. For cetrtain examples can be found in the a - z of English grammar book. I am a tefl teacher and i use this a lot
2006-12-09 07:38:18 · answer #5 · answered by kyles GG 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
usually and is not used after comma, if you want to convey a different thought you can finish the sentence with a full stop and start a new sentence beginning with And.
2006-12-09 07:30:34 · answer #6 · answered by hari prasad 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you can use and after a comma. in a list you could say:
oranges, apples, and bananas
or
oranges, apples and bananas
Also, if youre writing a sentence that is made up of two independent clauses separated by a conjunction such as and, you need a comma.
for example: I went to the grocery store, and I bought apples.
2006-12-09 07:26:22 · answer #7 · answered by christina rose 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
yeah, "and" links two clauses so it shouldn't be preceeded by a comma although I bet there are a few exceptions.
2006-12-09 07:26:11 · answer #8 · answered by Paul E 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Editor for ten years.... 'doctor's appointment'. Why would she need to attend her doctor's appointment? That appointment would relate to her doctor, and presumably not to her. Crap editor for ten years, it seems. What do you edit? The Beano?
2006-12-09 07:37:08 · answer #9 · answered by Phish 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I know I do it out of habit. I don't think I have learned any other way.
2006-12-09 07:28:33 · answer #10 · answered by ♥c0c0puffz♥ 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋