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Ex: I heard Mike bought a house and the town is pretty small.
So, my question is, do you use a comma before "and" in this sentence? Or maybe it's just that the meaning changes with or without a comma.
I usually always use a comma when there is another subject and verb on the other side of the conjunction, but this type of sentence throws me off because I feel like "I heard" applies to "a house" and "the town is pretty small." And I feel like a comma before "and" would negate that "I heard" applies to both parts of the sentence.
Does the comma change the meaning of the sentence? So with it, "the town is pretty small" would just be a separate remark the speaker is making and not what the speaker "heard."
I hope that's not too confusing. Thanks for any help you can provide.
So, my question is, do you use a comma before "and" in this sentence? Or maybe it's just that the meaning changes with or without a comma.
I usually always use a comma when there is another subject and verb on the other side of the conjunction, but this type of sentence throws me off because I feel like "I heard" applies to "a house" and "the town is pretty small." And I feel like a comma before "and" would negate that "I heard" applies to both parts of the sentence.
Does the comma change the meaning of the sentence? So with it, "the town is pretty small" would just be a separate remark the speaker is making and not what the speaker "heard."
I hope that's not too confusing. Thanks for any help you can provide.