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from what I understand, you do not use a comma if you have a subordinate clause following an independent clause.
so my question is: why is there a comma after thump in this sentence?
As I turned around, I heard a loud thump, for the cat had upset the goldfish bowl.
is it because of a shift? or pause? I found this sentence on purdue OWL's comma exercise page. in their rules for comma usage, they have an example of a subordinate clause following a comma, but they do not offer an explanation as to why it was appropriate in that instance.
so my question is: why is there a comma after thump in this sentence?
As I turned around, I heard a loud thump, for the cat had upset the goldfish bowl.
is it because of a shift? or pause? I found this sentence on purdue OWL's comma exercise page. in their rules for comma usage, they have an example of a subordinate clause following a comma, but they do not offer an explanation as to why it was appropriate in that instance.