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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
Vocabulary
Comma
"Mazower goes on to argue that the development of an alternative narrative able to inspire is, “going to be a long-term project”, which will be, “in the hands of people under 30, 35, not the current political class”." (The Guardian.)
Is a comma really needed after the linking verb "is" in the sentence above thus separating the copula from the complement?
Is a comma really needed after the linking verb "is" in the sentence above thus separating the copula from the complement?
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Anonymous Is a comma really needed after the linking verb "is" Yes, the comma indicates the continuation of a direct quotation. g. What he said was , "I am going to represent all the people, not just the rich"
- Anonymous Is a comma really needed after the linking verb "is" Yes, the comma indicates the continuation of a direct quotation.
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- What he said was , "I am going to represent all the people, not just the rich"
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AnonymousIs a comma really needed after the linking verb "is"Yes, the comma indicates the continuation of a direct quotation. (Assumed to be in the preceding text.)
Commas are used to set off direct quotations, e.g.
What he said was, "I am going to represent all the people, not just the rich"
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AnonymousIs a comma really needed after the linking verb "is" in the sentence above thus separating the copula from the complement?That may be an artifact of the style manual adopted by The Guardian. Personally, I would not put a comma between a linking verb and its complement even in a case like this, where unquoted and quoted material form a blended senten
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