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HUBLOT Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Comma



Wouldn't it be necessary to put a comma before the "always" above?
  

Top answer

No. "Bob and Martha" is not being used appositively.

  • No.
  • "Bob and Martha" is not being used appositively.
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No. "Bob and Martha" is not being used appositively.
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Thanks a lot, fivejedjon.

http://www.nd.edu/~ndbizmag/issue4/feature2.shtml

The definitive power couple, Tom and Kathy Mendoza, are role models for MBA students in more ways than one.

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Should the second comma have been deleted?
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HUBLOTShould the second comma have been deleted?
No.
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I would delete it, but it is a tossup.
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The sentence at your link is "The definitive power couple, Tom and Kathy Mendoza, are role models for MBA students in more ways than one."

The way I see it, the opening phrase, "The definitive power couple", is attributive, making the sentence correct with no second comma: "The definitive power couple, Tom and Kathy Mendoza are role models for MBA students in more ways than one.", equiva
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Thanks a lot, enoon. I still don't understand, but it's okay.
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The definitive power couple, Tom and Kathy Mendoza, are role models for MBA students in more ways than one.

Should the second comma have been deleted? It's a definite 'yes' from me, and the following is how I see the sentence.

The subject of the sentence is the unde
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