P1-a Add a comma between independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction.
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P1-a Add a comma between independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction.
independent clause A word group with a subject and a predicate that can stand alone as a separate sentence.
coordinating conjunction A word that joins comparable and equally important sentence elements: for, and, or, but, nor, yet, or so.
When independent clauses are joined by a coordinating conjunction, a comma is required to tell the reader that another independent clause follows the first one.
If the independent clauses are brief and unambiguous, a comma is not required, though it is never wrong to include it.
- The attempt fails and Spider-Man must let go.