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Liveinjapan Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

comma

The New Mexico Symphony Orchestra, led by conductor David Lockington and featuring the NMSO Chorus will give a pair of special performances of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony.

A comma is not normally needed after NMSO Chorus, right?
But in formal styles, the comma is needed, right?

Thanks
LiJ
  

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Liveinjapan A comma is not normally needed after NMSO Chorus , right? No. Not right.

— CalifJim

  • Liveinjapan A comma is not normally needed after NMSO Chorus , right?
  • No.
  • Not right.
  • There should be a comma there.
  • CJ
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LiveinjapanA comma is not normally needed after NMSO Chorus, right?
No. Not right. There should be a comma there.
CJ
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Relieved. Because I've taught commas are necessary. I've seen some sentences whose meanig will change if the second comma is omitted.

Thanks, CJ.
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This is a detail/parenthesis, you can take it out and still have meaning, thus it should be put between commas to clarify it's a qualifying detail:

, led by conductor David Lockington and featuring the NMSO Chorus,
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Marius HancuThis is a detail/parenthesis
Got it! Thanks, Marius.
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