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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

A little help here

I'm trying to say:

"I want my children to have similar, if not better, experiences than I have had. And, after having experienced both urban and rural life, I can confidently say my wife and I strongly prefer the latter."

What's wrong with it? Can I start my sentence with "And,..."?
  

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I think you can. And, I would like to add something about the punctuation in the first sentence. I think this is OK.

— Vsuresh

  • I think you can.
  • And, I would like to add something about the punctuation in the first sentence.
  • I think this is OK.
  • "I want my children to have similar, if not, better experiences than I have had
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I think you can. And, I would like to add something about the punctuation in the first sentence.

I think this is OK.

"I want my children to have similar, if not, better experiences than I have had
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Thanks. What about the beginning of the second sentence?
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I think this is OK.

"I want my children to have similar, if not, better experiences than I have had.

I don't agree. The commas are needed as follows to make the whole phrase parenthetical.
ie I want my children to have similar, if not better, experiences than
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CliveI don't agree. The commas are needed as follows to make the whole phrase parenthetical.ie I want my children to have similar, if not better, experiences than I have had.You may see this point more easily if you actually try writing it with parentheses.ie I want my children to have similar (if not better) experiences than I have had.
Thank you,Clive. I und
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