![]() When it appears at the beginning of a sentence with a comma after it, it is an adverb. They are: "and," "but," "for," "or," "nor," "so," and "yet." "Then" is a subordinating conjunction. There are only seven coordinating conjunctions. Since the rules of grammar require that you never use a comma after a coordinating conjunction, it's irrefutable that that is the manner in which you are using the word, not as a conjunctive adverb.īy the way, "then" isn't a coordinating conjunction. When the comma is left out, of course, then it's clear you're using the word as a coordinating conjunction to introduce a coordinate clause, which is a type of main clause and so can stand on its own as a sentence. This usage is somewhat controversial grammatically, but it happens with such commonality that it can't go unacknowledged. When you put a comma after an introductory "but," it takes on the adverbial meaning of "however" after "so," it takes on the adverbial meaning of "therefore" after "and," it takes on the adverbial meaning of "also" etc. When a comma is placed after what would otherwise be a coordinating conjunction at the beginning of a sentence, it indicates that the word in question isn't being used as a coordinating conjunction but rather as an introductory modifier, specifically, a conjunctive adverb. Or, you could choose to go to the beach." Answer (1 of 25): There are an awful lot of questions on Quora about whether a particular word should always be followed by a comma and I’d like to address them all here: NO Commas fit into sentences not around specific words. "You can choose to go to the park, or you could choose to go to the beach.*" " She used to work at a restaurant, but now she works as a teacher." My question is asking if this would be a good a good thing to do, add a comma after a coordinating conjunction when it begins at the beginning of a sentence and if it's related to what was said before. Then, she'll pick up the kids from school." " She's going to the store first, and then she'll pick up the kids from school." In that sentence, I feel like by adding a comma after " and" would make the sentence seem related to the one previous said. ![]() " I went to school, and I talked to my friend Daniel." ![]() I'm asking about the comma after " and," " but," " or," " then." I have the idea that if you begin a sentence with either one of those words, and if it's related to the sentence before it, you should place a comma after it. I asked a question like this before, but I didn't give my reasoning. ![]()
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