Anonymous  +  652423 Fri, 23 Jan 09 09:39 AM I am not sure if there are two independent clauses in the sentence. Do I need a comma before the 'and' ? Thank you very much for your help. Normal 0 Even if a plant’s leaves do not taste bitter, it is not in the plant’s best interest to be eaten, and there may be toxins in the plant’s leaves.    Anonymous Clauses, Commas, Punctuation, Writing, Sentences, Plants

	Cool Breeze  +  652585 Fri, 23 Jan 09 01:39 PM It seems fine to me with and without a comma. And is a co-ordinating conjunction and you don't relly need a comma before it in the sentence unless you want the reader to pause and thus make the last clause slightly more emphatic. CB Cool Breeze Joined on Fri, Apr 7 2006 Senior Member 3,970 "I hope you'll all live to be 150 years old - and the last voice you hear is mine!" Frank Sinatra on stage in Oslo, Norway, 28 September 1991 Clauses, Commas, Punctuation, Writing, Sentences