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Hans51 Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
A joint statement, reaffirming
The defense chiefs of South Korea and the United States have released a joint statement, reaffirming their alliance and commitment to countering Pyongyang's nuclear ambition.
Does the sentence need the comma? Or without it, it makes sense too? Is there a meaning difference with or without the comma?
What do you native English speakers think? Thank you so much as usual.
Does the sentence need the comma? Or without it, it makes sense too? Is there a meaning difference with or without the comma?
What do you native English speakers think? Thank you so much as usual.
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Without the comma it means that the joint statement reaffirms their alliance etc. With the comma it means that in releasing the statement they are reaffirming their alliance etc. In practice, the difference in meaning may not matter very much.
- Without the comma it means that the joint statement reaffirms their alliance etc.
- With the comma it means that in releasing the statement they are reaffirming their alliance etc.
- In practice, the difference in meaning may not matter very much.
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Without the comma it means that the joint statement reaffirms their alliance etc.
With the comma it means that in releasing the statement they are reaffirming their alliance etc.
In practice, the difference in meaning may not matter very much.
With the comma it means that in releasing the statement they are reaffirming their alliance etc.
In practice, the difference in meaning may not matter very much.
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