A few days ago
Is the comma necessary in this sentence? If so or if not, why?
Then, check the power strips mounted to the back of each transit case.
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The comma is not necessary. Using after the word “then” is actually a contradiction. The word then constitutes continuation & a comma denotes a pause.
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A few days ago
No, a comma would never follow ‘then’. In this case, it sounds like ‘then’ is being used as a conjunction, to link two thoughts together, and commas go before conjunctions. A comma would not go at the beginning of a sentence, so it is omitted completely.
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A few days ago
No, the comma isn’t necessary, nor is it correct to put a comma there. It confuses the meaning of the sentence. You use a comma when there would be a natural pause and/or to clarify meaning.
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A few days ago
You put the comma there the way you would put a period after numbering things to do. For instance, you would say, “1. yes you would; 2. don’t ask me why; 3. nobody seems to care anyway!”
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A few days ago
without the comma, its like this:
-“i dont know why it s not working”
-“then check the power…”
but with the comma, its like your giving someone step-by-step instructions…
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A few days ago
Yes, because then is a transition word and shows a step follwing what you are saying….like next.
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A few days ago
not really necessary, but not the biggest crime in the world.
i might leave it in if it was one is a series of instructional steps, like it sounds like it is.
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