Conjunction misuse
I have a problem with conjunction misuse in the following example: “nevertheless he was also involved in a fight earlier but did not get caught.”
nhial Mayar
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2 answers 
Corrections:
"nevertheless'' should be capitalised
comma after 'earlier'.
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answered Apr 04 '11 at 15:19
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Kimberly's correction is incorrect. Your sentence should read, "Nevertheless, he was also involved in a fight earlier but did not get caught."
"Nevertheless" is a conjunctive adverb and should be separated from the rest of your sentence with a comma.
There should NOT be a comma after "earlier" because the remainder of the sentence cannot stand alone as an independent clause. If you add the word "he" after "but," you would then include a comma BEFORE the "but."
RIGHT: "Nevertheless, he was also involved in a fight earlier but did not get caught."
RIGHT: "Nevertheless, he was also involved in a fight earlier, but he did not get caught."
WRONG: "Nevertheless, he was also involved in a fight earlier but, did not get caught." (comma splice/run-on sentence)
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edited Apr 20 '11 at 14:35
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