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A comma is needed before the subordinating conjunction in the following sentence.I know I can depend on her because she is a good friend.

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A comma is needed before the subordinating conjunction in the following sentence.

I know I can depend on her because she is a good friend.

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Solution

No, a comma is not needed before the subordinating conjunction in the sentence "I know I can depend on her because she is a good friend."

Here's why:

  1. The sentence is a complex sentence, which means it contains a main clause ("I know I can depend on her") and a subordinate clause ("because she is a good friend").

  2. In English, when the main clause comes before the subordinate clause, we usually don't use a comma to separate them.

  3. The subordinating conjunction "because" is used to show cause and effect, and it connects the two clauses together smoothly without the need for a comma.

So, the sentence is correct as it is.

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