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Hanuman_2000 Posted 20 years ago
Grammar
comma
Hello,
1. Hardly had I sat on the chair when the bell rang.
2. Hardly had I sat on the chair, when the bell rang.
These two sentences are from two different dictionaries. In (1) sentence there is no comma before the word "when" while in (2) there is comma before the word "when".
Why does it so?
1. Hardly had I sat on the chair when the bell rang.
2. Hardly had I sat on the chair, when the bell rang.
These two sentences are from two different dictionaries. In (1) sentence there is no comma before the word "when" while in (2) there is comma before the word "when".
Why does it so?
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Hi Hanuman, 1. Hardly had I sat on the chair when the bell rang. 2.
- Hi Hanuman, 1.
- Hardly had I sat on the chair when the bell rang.
- 2.
- Hardly had I sat on the chair, when the bell rang.
- These two sentences are from two different dictionaries.
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Hi Hanuman,
1. Hardly had I sat on the chair when the bell rang.
2. Hardly had I sat on the chair, when the bell rang.
These two sentences are from two different dictionaries. In (1) sentence there is no comma before the word "when" while in (2) there is comma before the word "when".
1. Hardly had I sat on the chair when the bell rang.
2. Hardly had I sat on the chair, when the bell rang.
These two sentences are from two different dictionaries. In (1) sentence there is no comma before the word "when" while in (2) there is comma before the word "when".
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Generally, one has several options.
Generally, one has several options.
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