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Hanuman_2000 Posted 22 years ago
Grammar
Clause
Sir,
1. I am afraid I can not go to Japan.
Here two complete sentences are put in one sentence without any conjuction. How is it possible.
Please explain me.
One more---
He told me he was playing.
Thanks.
1. I am afraid I can not go to Japan.
Here two complete sentences are put in one sentence without any conjuction. How is it possible.
Please explain me.
One more---
He told me he was playing.
Thanks.
Top answer
htm The website states on commas that they can be omitted in short sentences, when pausing while saying them out loud would seem unnatural.
- htm The website states on commas that they can be omitted in short sentences, when pausing while saying them out loud would seem unnatural.
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Hi,
check this webpage for some fun facts on punctuation:
http://www.davidappleyard.com/english/punctuation.htm
The website states on commas that they can be omitted in short sentences, when pausing while saying them out loud would seem unnatural.
check this webpage for some fun facts on punctuation:
http://www.davidappleyard.com/english/punctuation.htm
The website states on commas that they can be omitted in short sentences, when pausing while saying them out loud would seem unnatural.
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The word "that" which joins the two parts may be omitted.
You can say "I am afraid that I cannot go to Japan" or "I am afraid I cannot go to Japan".
You can say "He told me that he was playing" or "He told me he was playing".
You can say "I am afraid that I cannot go to Japan" or "I am afraid I cannot go to Japan".
You can say "He told me that he was playing" or "He told me he was playing".
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