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Is the use of comma before "and" in the following sentence correct?

Interviews are by invitation only, and conducted during the admissions review process.

vidit gupta
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    Using "and" is correct, but I would follow with "are", so "Invitations ... are conducted during ..." – Peter Feb 06 '21 at 10:34
  • I am so sorry. I had posted a wrong question. I meant the use of punctuation before "and." I am confused as the phrase following "and" is not an independent clause. – vidit gupta Feb 06 '21 at 10:42
  • I would say, Interviews are by invitation only and are* conducted during the admissions review process.* Or Interviews, which are by invitation only, are conducted during the admissions review process. – Old Brixtonian Feb 06 '21 at 10:52
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    Does this answer your question? Punctuation of compound predicate where the first item ends in a list? The more general question 'Should/may there be a comma before the and when using a compound predicate?' is addressed. Bottom line: Here, the comma is totally optional except to prescriptivists (who would recommend against it, or worse). . How do you want it read? [However, I far prefer the inclusion of the second 'are' here.] – Edwin Ashworth Feb 06 '21 at 15:41

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I don't think so. It sounds better as: "Interviews are by invitation only and conducted during the admissions review process."

Kevin B Leigh
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