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Z1g41n3r Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
Comma before Gerund?
Hey everybody,
I read about the use of commas before Gerunds on the Internet, understanding the rules, but I am still not sure if the following sentence is correct or if I do not need the commas.
"The ribosomal DNA (rDNA) locus of Saccharomyces cerevisiae (hereafter called yeast) is a multicopy gene locus, giving rise to the four essential ribosomal RNAs (rRNA), forming the nucleic acid scaffold of the ribosome."
Now I notice that I actually may not put the comma before "forming" because it is a restrictive sentence.
Thanks a lot in advance!
Bests
I read about the use of commas before Gerunds on the Internet, understanding the rules, but I am still not sure if the following sentence is correct or if I do not need the commas.
"The ribosomal DNA (rDNA) locus of Saccharomyces cerevisiae (hereafter called yeast) is a multicopy gene locus, giving rise to the four essential ribosomal RNAs (rRNA), forming the nucleic acid scaffold of the ribosome."
Now I notice that I actually may not put the comma before "forming" because it is a restrictive sentence.
Thanks a lot in advance!
Bests
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Z1g41n3r Now I notice that I actually may not put the comma before "forming" because it is a restrictive sentence. I agree: it is a restrictive clause. I would also delete the comma before 'giving' on the same grounds.
- Z1g41n3r Now I notice that I actually may not put the comma before "forming" because it is a restrictive sentence.
- I agree: it is a restrictive clause.
- I would also delete the comma before 'giving' on the same grounds.
- Then of course I would change 'forming' to 'that form' for overall clarity.
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Z1g41n3rNow I notice that I actually may not put the comma before "forming" because it is a restrictive sentence.I agree: it is a restrictive clause. I would also delete the comma before 'giving' on the same grounds. Then of course I would change 'forming' to 'that form' for overall clarity.
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You actually can put the comma there if it is just closing off the extra Information phrase that you put in place.
However, in this case, why not just add a "that form" for clarity since you also say "giving" ... ?
So it would read: "The ribosomal DNA (rDNA) locus of Saccharomyces cerevisiae (hereafter called yeast) is a multicopy gene locus, giving rise to the four essential rib
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