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Mehdi kord Posted 5 years ago
Grammar

Comma before verb

Why do we need comma before the verb "may"?


Recently a system that would electronically anticipate oncoming airplanes was devised, and the pilot's dilemma to dive or to climb, to detour to left or right, may be solved.

  

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" There should not be a comma there.

  • " There should not be a comma there.
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"Recently a system that would electronically anticipate oncoming airplanes was devised, and the pilot's dilemma to dive or to climb, to detour to left or right may be solved."

There should not be a comma there.

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Why do we need a comma before the verb "may"?

Recently a system that would electronically anticipate oncoming airplanes was devised, and the pilot's dilemma to dive or to climb, to detour to left or right, may be solved.

It's the dilemma that may be solved.

to dive or to climb, to detour to left or right are merely parenthetical phrases that illus

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