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* sometimes called "interrupters" | * sometimes called "interrupters" | ||
** for lists and parenthetical uses | ** for lists and parenthetical uses | ||
* commas and "because" | |||
** generally, "because" is an adverbial preposition that acts like a restrictive conjunction | |||
*** i.e., it is not separated from the prior clause by a comma | |||
*** the reason is that "because" established necessary (essential) causality for the sentence to make sense | |||
*** ex. "''I opened the fridge because I was hungry"'' | |||
**** if we wrote "''I opened the fridge''" it would be an incomplete thought | |||
** "because" can also act like a subordinating conjunction | |||
** which would make the comma appropriate: | |||
*** if the clause started by "because" acts as additional and not essential information, it can be separated by a comma | |||
*** ex., "''I was hungry and went to the fridge, because I knew there'd be something good to eat"'' | |||
**** this example separates the two thoughts and thereby does not create a directly causal link between them | |||
***** i.e., "because I knew"... adds non-essential information to the main clause | |||
=== for lists === | === for lists === | ||
* = separates nouns, verbs and series of clauses | * = separates nouns, verbs and series of clauses | ||