Wednesday, November 4, 2015

punctuation - Should there be a comma before "but instead" in the following example?


Am I correct to include a comma before "but instead" in the following example? I am not sure if the latter part of the sentence could be considered a main clause because there is no subject, so I am not sure if I am right or not.



The manual holds that women must not choose a programme themselves, but instead wait to be assigned to a module.






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