Is the comma used in the following sentence necessary?
Ellie said she couldn't wait for the vocabulary final, because studying words is her favorite thing to do.
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Sign up to join this communityIs the comma used in the following sentence necessary?
Ellie said she couldn't wait for the vocabulary final, because studying words is her favorite thing to do.
Thanks
The coma does not need to be there. The word "That" also needs to be in the sentence unless you are directly quoting. Ellie said that . . . Because . . ..