Commas with dep and ind clauses

Commas with dependent

subordinate clauses

Use a comma when you start your sentence with a dependent/subordinate clause.

a group of words that begins with ONE of the SWABIs or from the list provided.

When I entered her room in 1953, I had been to six schools in five years.

A COMMA IS PLACED after the subordinating clause

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When I entered her room in 1953,

Sometimes the dep/subordinate clause occurs in the middle of the thought or at the end.

• The restaurant where we used to eat dinner went out of business.

• You will learn to speak Spanish if you practice.

​NOTE the absence of commas in these two cases

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Let's practice using COMMAS with the SWABIs and other conjunctions from the list.

Use commas to separate two MAIN CLAUSES

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All done!