We at times put a comma (,) before 'but', 'and' and 'or'. Why????? Share with your friends Share 1 Aasha Murugan answered this Comma is used before a word to give a pause. 1 View Full Answer Prateek Badsara answered this ITS JUST A PAUSING MACHINE FOR SENTENCES 0 Rita answered this it gives a pause to a particular sentence and helps in beginning another sentence 0 Aditi Srivastava answered this it depends on sentence to sentence, it is used as a pausing agent. 0