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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

A (hopefully) simple comma check

Hiya, I'm a bit stumped by the following sentence:

Are you saying as my roommate that I'm snoring too loud?

I'm not sure entirely sure if "as my roommate" should be separated by commas or not, or should the entire line be rewritten. (I realize the sentence itself is a bit weird but that's all part of the plan!)

Any help would be appreciated!
  

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Hi, I'm a bit stumped by the following sentence: Are you saying as my roommate that I'm snoring too loud? I'm not sure entirely sure if "as my roommate" should be separated by commas or not, or should the entire line be rewritten. ) Commas are optional here.

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  • Hi, I'm a bit stumped by the following sentence: Are you saying as my roommate that I'm snoring too loud?
  • I'm not sure entirely sure if "as my roommate" should be separated by commas or not, or should the entire line be rewritten.
  • ) Commas are optional here.
  • If you would not pause while saying this, don't use commas.
  • If you would pause, making 'as my roommate' more parenthetical and less important, use commas.
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Hi,
I'm a bit stumped by the following sentence:

Are you saying as my roommate that I'm snoring too loud?

I'm not sure entirely sure if "as my roommate" should be separated by commas or not, or should the entire line be rewritten. (I realize the sentence itself is a bit weird but that's all part of the plan!)

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