Use of comma

"David has continued with sport and takes table tennis as an ECA, but perhaps next year he could become more involved in other events happening in school."

How silly of me! Of course it is.

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How about: "David has continued with sport and takes table tennis as an ECA, but perhaps next year, he could become more involved in other events happening in school."

I was used to put a comma this way for many years. But I've found many authors, whose native language is English, often put a period there:

"David has continued with sport and takes table tennis as an ECA. But perhaps next year he could become more involved in other events happening in school."

Now I've accepted the method which makes one long sentence into two short ones. Thus the meaning of the sentence would become clearer and easier to be understood.

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Okay Cis but the trend is to omit any commas not required to meaning

I don't felt the comma is in itself necessary in that spot.

That said, I feel the sentence would work better with a rewrite. Since there are two complete sentences, place a semi-colon after the word but. I'd also change could to will.

David has continued with sport and takes table tennis as an ECA; but, perhaps next year he will become more involved with other events happening at school.

Comma between year and he?

When I speak the sentence aloud, I sometimes feel the comma is needed; however, in some vocalizings, it seems an ink waster.

Cis I'd say huh-uh