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Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
Grammar
arbitrary comma placement?
Hi,
I think we are allolwed to place discrestionary commas. Am I right?
1.She moved around a lot but she didn't do anything substantial. -- two clauses go together and almost fit together so well, I would say no comma is better.
2.It does not explain just they work us harm but it exhorts us over and over agin to lay them aside altogether. -- almost the same argument - no comma before 'but' seems better.
Side question: Do we have quote a source if we use a sentence or two from a book or journal or newspaper article or any written piece?
I think we are allolwed to place discrestionary commas. Am I right?
1.She moved around a lot but she didn't do anything substantial. -- two clauses go together and almost fit together so well, I would say no comma is better.
2.It does not explain just they work us harm but it exhorts us over and over agin to lay them aside altogether. -- almost the same argument - no comma before 'but' seems better.
Side question: Do we have quote a source if we use a sentence or two from a book or journal or newspaper article or any written piece?
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In formal writing, I would suggest using the comma before the conjunction that seperates two independent clauses. When the clauses are short, you can omit them in more casual writing. One would hope the two clauses fit together if they are in the same sentence!
- In formal writing, I would suggest using the comma before the conjunction that seperates two independent clauses.
- When the clauses are short, you can omit them in more casual writing.
- One would hope the two clauses fit together if they are in the same sentence!
- I cannot understand at all what this second sentence is supposed to be saying.
- Are you sure you copied that correctly?
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In formal writing, I would suggest using the comma before the conjunction that seperates two independent clauses. When the clauses are short, you can omit them in more casual writing. One would hope the two clauses fit together if they are in the same sentence!
I cannot understand at all what this second sentence is supposed to be saying. Are you sure you copied that correctly?
It's hel
I cannot understand at all what this second sentence is supposed to be saying. Are you sure you copied that correctly?
It's hel
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By the way, you posted this FIVE times. Please post something only once.
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Thank you. Do you consider this to be consisted of two independent clauses. As long as they have a subject and a verb and possibly an object or a complement, do you think they are a clause?
Joe came home and he met Jane.
Joe came home and he met Jane.
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