Do I need the comma in this sentence? If so, what is the grammatical basis behind it?
The significance of the color blue in the poem has long been a point of focus for scholars, largely due to the pervasive imagery throughout the text.
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1I'm thinking you need it, because the clause is, um, non-restrictive, just like with parenthetical commas.– Yosef BaskinCommented Sep 10 at 14:45
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1Commas mean pauses.– LambieCommented Sep 10 at 15:55
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1If you were reading the sentence out loud you would need to make a slight pause at that point.– Kate BuntingCommented Sep 10 at 15:55
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1The comma makes what comes after it secondary in importance, as a supplementary detail or an interesting fact. Additional information.– fevCommented Sep 10 at 16:00
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@YosefBaskin I thought "restrictive/non-restrictive" terminology applied only to relative clauses. Here a prepositional phrase is set off with commas from the principal clause.– user405662Commented Sep 10 at 16:27
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