Is comma before *but* required

[Bhanu Prakash]

Hi Sir,

Thank you for the previous response.

Are there scenarios, where comma before *but* is required. As far as I know, the general format is : X but Y. Then in the below sentence, why we have comma before *but*.

29.Jim Thorpe, the legendary multi-sport star, enjoyed playing football more than he ran track and field, but it was winning the gold medal at the 1912 Olympic pentathlon that shot him to fame.

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[Bhanu Prakash]

The correct sentence is

Jim Thorpe, the legendary multi-sport star, enjoyed playing football more than he enjoyed running track and field, but it was winning the gold medal at the 1912 Olympic pentathlon that shot him to fame. (X and Y Parallel). More X than Y.

[Bhanu Prakash]

Thank you very much sir.

Regards,
Bhanu

On Tue, Jan 25, 2011 at 10:13 AM, <sandeep...@gmail.com> wrote:

Yes we need the comma as there have been commas used previously.

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