I have a comma question!
When using the phrase "as well as" do i put the comma before, after, or before AND after the phrase.
An example sentince is:
At the store i bought milk as well as bread.
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No comma is needed in that sentence. The phrase "as well as" functions as a conjunction between individual words.
Ms. Sue is right. In a short sentence like that you don't need any commas. If the sentence were longer, though, you'd put a comma before the "as well as" -- and you might put a comma after the whole phrase if the sentence continues past the phrase.
Mostly, this depends on whether you're dealing with an essential (no commas needed at all) or a non-essential (commas needed) phrase or clause:
http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/commas.htm
See #4.
Mostly, this depends on whether you're dealing with an essential (no commas needed at all) or a non-essential (commas needed) phrase or clause:
http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/commas.htm
See #4.
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