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AskAndAnswer Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

comma

Would both of these be OK to use?

a)The giant's arms, as two petrified pillars, held the globe with restraint.

b)The giant's arms as two petrified pillars, held the globe with restraint.

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The only difference is a comma. You can't have just one comma between a subject (arms) and a verb (held), which is what you have in b), so only a) is OK to use. CJ

— CalifJim

  • The only difference is a comma.
  • You can't have just one comma between a subject (arms) and a verb (held), which is what you have in b), so only a) is OK to use.
  • CJ
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The only difference is a comma.

You can't have just one comma between a subject (arms) and a verb (held), which is what you have in b), so only a) is OK to use.

CJ
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Would it be the same with this?

There in his domain, he met death.
There, in his domain, he met death.

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'With restraint' is an odd phrase here. Can you explain what you mean, or say it another way?

It sounds like they did it with self-control and with caution.

Clive
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AskAndAnswerWould it be the same with this? There in his domain ...
No. 'he' is the subject. 'met' is the verb. Neither of your sentences has a comma between the subject and verb. You don't really need any commas in that sentence.

CJ
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