Mike N. answered • 05/19/18
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Yes. Here’s why:
You are linking two independent clauses with a coordinating conjunction. You also have an introductory phrase (but at four o’clock) in your second independent clause, and you correctly set off that phrase with a comma.
English has seven coordinating conjunctions: for, and, nor, but, or, yet, and so (FANBOYS).
When joining independent clauses with a coordinating conjunction, the comma is necessary. Example: I plan to earn a degree, and I hope to use my education to serve the public. In the example, I plan to earn a degree is an independent clause, and I hope to use my education to serve the public is also an independent clause. However, the following example has an independent clause and a subordinate clause, and it does not require a comma: I plan to earn a degree and use my education to serve the public.
When joining more than two independent clauses that are closely related, consider the dash, semicolon, or colon—depending on your intended meaning. Example: I did not agree with the manager’s decision, and my coworkers also said that the manager seems to have been making decisions hastily; therefore, we scheduled a meeting with the director to voice our concerns.
You are linking two independent clauses with a coordinating conjunction. You also have an introductory phrase (but at four o’clock) in your second independent clause, and you correctly set off that phrase with a comma.
English has seven coordinating conjunctions: for, and, nor, but, or, yet, and so (FANBOYS).
When joining independent clauses with a coordinating conjunction, the comma is necessary. Example: I plan to earn a degree, and I hope to use my education to serve the public. In the example, I plan to earn a degree is an independent clause, and I hope to use my education to serve the public is also an independent clause. However, the following example has an independent clause and a subordinate clause, and it does not require a comma: I plan to earn a degree and use my education to serve the public.
When joining more than two independent clauses that are closely related, consider the dash, semicolon, or colon—depending on your intended meaning. Example: I did not agree with the manager’s decision, and my coworkers also said that the manager seems to have been making decisions hastily; therefore, we scheduled a meeting with the director to voice our concerns.
