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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Comma

In the sentence below could you explain why the comma is needed. Thanks in advance.

I'm not going to have any cake, although I love it.
  

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Hi, In the sentence below could you explain why the comma is needed. Thanks in advance. I'm not going to have any cake, although I love it.

  • Hi, In the sentence below could you explain why the comma is needed.
  • Thanks in advance.
  • I'm not going to have any cake, although I love it.
  • I wouldn't say it's necessary, but it's OK Consider if this sentence were spoken.
  • I'd say the speaker might often pause after the first clause to give the listener time to absorb what has been said so far.
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Hi,

In the sentence below could you explain why the comma is needed. Thanks in advance.

I'm not going to have any cake, although I love it.


I wouldn't say it's necessary, but it's OK

Consider if this sentence were spoken. I'd say the speaker might often pause after the first clause to give the listener time to absorb what has been said so far.

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