Thread:Applegirl/@comment-9050712-20130513215132/@comment-9050712-20130515160526

"If you do not have two subjects and two verbs separated by the FANBOYS (= For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So), you do not need to insert the comma before the FANBOYS. In other words, if the second grouping of words isn’t a complete thought, don’t use a comma. Try reading the words after FANBOYS all by themselves. Do they make a complete thought?"--part of #2 from http://writingcenter.unc.edu/handouts/commas/

"He is portrayed by guest star Lee Arenberg, and is the Enchanted Forest counterpart of Leroy." The first part is a complete thought, but the second part isn't a complete thought, right? "Is the Enchanted Forest counterpart of Leroy." It's missing its subject. It's an incomplete independent sentence.

The source, which is located in the United States, is pro-serial comma (#5), and it's honestly agreeing you should always put a comma before the "fanboys" words (#2) if both sentences have two subjects and two verbs. "You should always have a comma before FANBOYS that join two independent clauses (two subjects and two verbs that make up two complete thoughts)."--part of #2

I'm freaking out about that comma. All points (in my opinion, which is obviously only mine) to it not being there...