Writing for Business - A Whatis.com Blog » starting a sentence with “because” http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/writing-for-business Is your grammar as good as your code? Sat, 18 May 2013 18:30:09 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Starting a sentence with “because” — comma required? http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/writing-for-business/starting-a-sentence-with-because-comma-required/ http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/writing-for-business/starting-a-sentence-with-because-comma-required/#comments Mon, 03 Aug 2009 13:35:16 +0000 Ivy Wigmore http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/writing-for-business/starting-a-sentence-with-because-comma-required/ typing Which is correct?
Because the power wiring system was designed for _____ its ability to carry higher frequencies is limited.
a. AC,
b. AC

Answer: a

Explanation: You need a comma because the sentence starts with because. I like John’s short answer on Snippets: Essentially, if you can write a sentence starting with because without a comma (“Because I said so,” for example.), you know what you’ve got on your hands is a sentence fragment rather than a sentence.

If you turn the sentence around, the comma is optional — depending on what style you follow.

AP style is to omit:

The power wiring system has a limited ability to carry higher frequencies because it was designed for AC.

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