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Punctuation Grammar Test

In the Rumpelstiltskin quiz, why does is a comma required here:

The king calls for the girl,... , and demands that she spin the straw into gold by morning or he will cut off her head.

It is a conjunction without a subject (noun or pronoun), only a verb, so why is there a comma?

Also the same occurrence happens again within the passage:

He extracts from her a promise that her firstborn child will be given to him, and spins the room full of gold.

Again a conjunction without a subject (noun or pronoun), only a verb. Why is there a comma?

Please explain.

Re: Punctuation Grammar Test

Excellent spot. We've removed those commas.

Thanks