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    The document discusses using a comma before the word "but" when joining two independent clauses, where the part after "but" can stand alone as a complete sentence, such as in the example "I went out yesterday, but I got lost." A comma is not needed when the part after "but" is not a complete sentence, as in "I went out yesterday but got lost."

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    The document discusses using a comma before the word "but" when joining two independent clauses, where the part after "but" can stand alone as a complete sentence, such as in the example "I went out yesterday, but I got lost." A comma is not needed when the part after "but" is not a complete sentence, as in "I went out yesterday but got lost."

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    The document discusses using a comma before the word "but" when joining two independent clauses, where the part after "but" can stand alone as a complete sentence, such as in the example "I went out yesterday, but I got lost." A comma is not needed when the part after "but" is not a complete sentence, as in "I went out yesterday but got lost."

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    If the group of words following the but is independent (it can stand as a complete sentence), the comma is used.

    I went out yesterday, but I got lost. I went out yesterday but got lost.

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