if i want to say, "i ran for hours and i got tired," do i need a comma before and?

Answer 1

"And" is traditionally considered to take the place of a comma. "Cats and dogs." But if you want to express surprise that there were dogs as well, you might say "cats, and dogs!" In other words, punctuate it as you would pronounce it.
By the way "got" is considered inelegant by many purists. You could say "I tired"

Answer 2

First, when talking about you, you do not need to use the word I twice in the same sentence. Also, the word and takes the place of a comma so if it is used, then the comma is not used. Also, you start all sentences with a capitol letter and the word I is always capitalized as a word every time it is used. Your sentence would read this way: "I ran for hours and got tired." But a much better way to word the entire sentence is to reverse it around and say it this way, "I got tired after running for hours."

Answer 3

I ran for hours, and I became tired.
I ran for hours until I became tired.
I ran for hours before I became tired.
I ran for hours. I became tired.
I ran for hours; I became tired.

If you have a complete sentence on either side of your conjunction it requires a comma before it.

If you remove a conjunction, (i.e., and, if, or, but), I believe you replace it with a semi-colon.

(I'm not sure if it's correct usage, but "got" just sounds like bad English.)

Answer 4

Yes

Answer 5

yes

Answer 6

nope

Answer 7

No