Question

TRUE OR FALSE:

You do NOT need a comma if an independent clause is connected to a dependent clause with a subordinating conjunction, as long as the dependent clause comes second.

Answer 1

it's absolutely true because it has a conjunction connected to

Answer 2

False, you need a comma if an independent clause is connected to a dependent clause with a subordinating conjunction if the dependent clause comes second. However, if the dependent clause comes first, then you do not need a comma. Here's an example:

Because (subordinating conjunction) it was Halloween (dependent clause), (comma) I dressed up as a witch (independent clause).

OR

I dressed up as a witch (independent clause) because (subordinating conjunction) it was Halloween (dependent clause).

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