{"id":54,"date":"2007-12-12T09:00:02","date_gmt":"2007-12-12T17:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/constant-content.com\/blog\/?p=54"},"modified":"2023-12-04T13:42:41","modified_gmt":"2023-12-04T21:42:41","slug":"if-then-statements-require-commas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.constant-content.com\/content-writing-service\/2007\/12\/if-then-statements-require-commas\/","title":{"rendered":"If, Then Statements Require Commas"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-content\"><p>&#8220;<strong>If, then&#8221; statements require <a href=\"https:\/\/www.constant-content.com\/about\/comma-guidelines.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">commas<\/a> to separate the two clauses that result.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\"><em>If<\/em><span style=\"font-style: normal;\"> I use <a href=\"https:\/\/www.constant-content.com\/content-writing-service\/2017\/10\/grammar-punctuation-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">correct punctuation<\/a>, <\/span><em>then<\/em><span style=\"font-style: normal;\"> I will include commas where necessary.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\"><em>If <\/em><span style=\"font-style: normal;\">Hillary Clinton wins the election in 2008, <\/span><em>then<\/em><span style=\"font-style: normal;\"> she will become the first female president.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\"><strong><span style=\"font-style: normal;\">Even when the statement drops the word <\/span><em>then<\/em><span style=\"font-style: normal;\">, a comma must be used.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\"><em>If <\/em><span style=\"font-style: normal;\">Santa Clause was real, he would bring me a new bike.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\"><em>If<\/em><span style=\"font-style: normal;\"> I had the money, I would go to Krakow for vacation.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;If, then&#8221; statements require commas to separate the two clauses that result. 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