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Tue 14 Apr, 2015 08:18 am
1) There was a fire in the dungeon but, while we may have decided to evacuate, the others were never going to lie down so easily.
2) There was a fire in the dungeon, but, while we may have decided to evacuate, the others were never going to lie down so easily.
3)2) There was a fire in the dungeon, but while we may have decided to evacuate, the others were never going to lie down so easily.
I'm wondering which is the more "correct grammatical structure: 1, 2 or 3? Could you please explain why? I'm searching for a better understanding of independent clauses here.
@SeanSmith12,
Does anyone have any ideas?
@SeanSmith12,
I'd say #1.
No need for a comma before the conjunction 'but'.
@PUNKEY,
But a comma is always required when you use a conjugation with two independent clauses. I'm more confused now.
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