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Nagariya Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
Please look at the underlined sentence below
In the dangerously incendiary atmosphere that was allowed to build up recently, the last thing the subcontinent needed was a chest-thumping xenophobic verbal exchange between the leadership of India and Pakistan - civil or military - because it could have easily spiralled into a 'patriotic' war.
Should there be a comma between chest-thumping,xenophobic and verbal?
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Should it be chest-thumpingly xenophobic.
Please clarify
Thank you
In the dangerously incendiary atmosphere that was allowed to build up recently, the last thing the subcontinent needed was a chest-thumping xenophobic verbal exchange between the leadership of India and Pakistan - civil or military - because it could have easily spiralled into a 'patriotic' war.
Should there be a comma between chest-thumping,xenophobic and verbal?
OR
Should it be chest-thumpingly xenophobic.
Please clarify
Thank you
Top answer
" I see no need to separate any of them by commas. " If one of them were close in meaning to another, and were in apposition to that other, then it would be appropriate to set it off with commas. He was driving a fast green four-door Ford.
- " I see no need to separate any of them by commas.
- " If one of them were close in meaning to another, and were in apposition to that other, then it would be appropriate to set it off with commas.
- He was driving a fast green four-door Ford.
- (no commas) The only reason to switch one of the adjectives to an adverb would be if it modified one of the other adjectives instead of the noun.
- I believe you realize that.
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In my opinion, all three adjectives modify the noun "exchange." I see no need to separate any of them by commas.
Each adjective adds a separate meaning to "exchange."
If one of them were close in meaning to another, and were in apposition to that other, then it would be appropriate to set it off with commas.
He was driving a fast green four-door Ford. (no commas)
Each adjective adds a separate meaning to "exchange."
If one of them were close in meaning to another, and were in apposition to that other, then it would be appropriate to set it off with commas.
He was driving a fast green four-door Ford. (no commas)
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Thank you.
That means we must never ad comma between adjectives?
Thank you.
That means we must never ad comma between adjectives?
Thank you.
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I wouldn't go so far as to say "never."
My suggestion was that if two of them were closely related, and one was in apposition to the other, you could set the second one off with commas.
I probably won't be able to think of a good example right now. Maybe later.
My suggestion was that if two of them were closely related, and one was in apposition to the other, you could set the second one off with commas.
I probably won't be able to think of a good example right now. Maybe later.
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