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Wowenglish Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

Comma

I would like to know which is correct.
1. A man seeing me taking pictures wanted me to take one of him with me.
2. A man, seeing me taking pictures, wanted me to take one of him with me.
3. A man seeing me taking pictures, wanted me to take one of him with me.
  

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Hi Wowenglish, I see no difference in meaning between 1 and 2. 1 describes the man - which man? the man who saw me taking pictures 2 says you don't really care "which" man, but it gives some additional information about him (information that makes it a bit mroe cleary why he wanted me to take a picture) Howeer, there's no real difference.

— BarbaraPA

  • Hi Wowenglish, I see no difference in meaning between 1 and 2.
  • 1 describes the man - which man?
  • the man who saw me taking pictures 2 says you don't really care "which" man, but it gives some additional information about him (information that makes it a bit mroe cleary why he wanted me to take a picture) Howeer, there's no real difference.
  • 3 is incorrect - we don't separate the subject from the verb with a comma.
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Hi Wowenglish,

I see no difference in meaning between 1 and 2.

1 describes the man - which man? the man who saw me taking pictures

2 says you don't really care "which" man, but it gives some additional information about him (information that makes it a bit mroe cleary why he wanted me to take a picture)

Howeer, there's no real difference.

3 is incorre
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