Help deconstructing a complex-compound sentence





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I am having a hard time figuring out how to break this sentence into parts in order to add or not add commas.




When you have to make a decision about something that really matters and you don't have a reasonable amount of knowledge in that area you should listen to the experts on the subject in question.











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  • When you have to make a decision (about something that really matters), and you don't have a reasonable amount of knowledge in that area, [then] you should listen to the experts (on the subject in question).
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I am having a hard time figuring out how to break this sentence into parts in order to add or not add commas.




When you have to make a decision about something that really matters and you don't have a reasonable amount of knowledge in that area you should listen to the experts on the subject in question.











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  • When you have to make a decision (about something that really matters), and you don't have a reasonable amount of knowledge in that area, [then] you should listen to the experts (on the subject in question).
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I am having a hard time figuring out how to break this sentence into parts in order to add or not add commas.




When you have to make a decision about something that really matters and you don't have a reasonable amount of knowledge in that area you should listen to the experts on the subject in question.











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I am having a hard time figuring out how to break this sentence into parts in order to add or not add commas.




When you have to make a decision about something that really matters and you don't have a reasonable amount of knowledge in that area you should listen to the experts on the subject in question.








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  • When you have to make a decision (about something that really matters), and you don't have a reasonable amount of knowledge in that area, [then] you should listen to the experts (on the subject in question).
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  • When you have to make a decision (about something that really matters), and you don't have a reasonable amount of knowledge in that area, [then] you should listen to the experts (on the subject in question).
    – michael.hor257k
    4 hours ago
















When you have to make a decision (about something that really matters), and you don't have a reasonable amount of knowledge in that area, [then] you should listen to the experts (on the subject in question).
– michael.hor257k
4 hours ago




When you have to make a decision (about something that really matters), and you don't have a reasonable amount of knowledge in that area, [then] you should listen to the experts (on the subject in question).
– michael.hor257k
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