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Recluse Posted 19 years ago
Essay & Composition Writing
Any rule about comma usage in this sentence?
His finances remianed troublesome, and , more cruely, whthin the coourse of a few years his wife and two of his daughters passed away.
Could anyone tell my why the author uses comma before "and" and after it, and why the author uses comma to isolate "more cruely"?
Could anyone tell my why the author uses comma before "and" and after it, and why the author uses comma to isolate "more cruely"?
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"more cruely" is a parenthetical comment - it can be removed from the sentence completely. Usually, you set off a parenthetical comment with commas. " (PS - Check your typing.
- "more cruely" is a parenthetical comment - it can be removed from the sentence completely.
- Usually, you set off a parenthetical comment with commas.
- " (PS - Check your typing.
- "whthin the coourse")
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"more cruely" is a parenthetical comment - it can be removed from the sentence completely. Usually, you set off a parenthetical comment with commas.
I would also put a comma after "years."
(PS - Check your typing. "whthin the coourse")
I would also put a comma after "years."
(PS - Check your typing. "whthin the coourse")
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