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Anonymous Posted 6 years ago
Grammar

Comma

It sounded urgent, so I went to her house, and when I got there, she seemed very upset.

Would it be OK to omit the comma between there and she? As I don't think I would make as pause there if I were to say this.

  

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anonymous Would it be OK to omit the comma between there and she? If you're following the rules strictly, no. Every comma in that sentence is there for a reason.

  • anonymous Would it be OK to omit the comma between there and she?
  • If you're following the rules strictly, no.
  • Every comma in that sentence is there for a reason.
  • Nevertheless, the clauses are very short, so you can bend the rules a little if you really want to omit that comma.
  • CJ
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anonymousWould it be OK to omit the comma between there and she?

If you're following the rules strictly, no. Every comma in that sentence is there for a reason. Nevertheless, the clauses are very short, so you can bend the rules a little if you really want to omit that comma.

CJ

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