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Navitasan Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

As all children are

1 He was curious, as all children are.
2 He was curious as all children are.

Does the comma make any difference here?

One could argue that (2) means he was as curious as all children are, but I don't think that works here.
Although it does in:
He was strong as an ox.
Gratefully,
Navi.
  

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navitasanOne could argue that (2) means he was as curious as all children are, but I don't think that works here.
No, it doesn't work.
navitasanHe was strong as an ox.
The analog here is

He was curious as a child.

It's specifically the use of "all children" that messes things up and makes that argument fail
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navitasanDoes the comma make any difference here?
It does. It represent, in a written form, a little vocal pause made when the sentence is spoken.
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navitasan1 He was curious, as all children are. 2 He was curious as all children are.Does the comma make any difference here?
If you want a sentence where a comma makes a difference, here's a good candidate.

She didn't marry him, because he was rich.
She didn't marry him because he was rich.

CJ
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