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Futurehuman11 Posted 18 years ago
Grammar
comma before 'when'?
This lifestyle eventually caught up with the young man with a bright future, and he was convicted of first-degree manslaughter when he killed his girlfriend in a car crash.
Should I use a comma before the bolded 'when'? 'When' isn't essential to the sentence, but I also heard that you should not use a comma when the subordinating conjuction of the dependent clause is not at the beginning of the sentence. HELP!
Should I use a comma before the bolded 'when'? 'When' isn't essential to the sentence, but I also heard that you should not use a comma when the subordinating conjuction of the dependent clause is not at the beginning of the sentence. HELP!
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I'd not use a comma.
- I'd not use a comma.
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Yoong LiatI'd not use a comma.Hi Yoong Liat,
How did you interpret the clause 'when he killed his girlfriend in a car crash'?
I am troubled with when, particularly the verb kill is in simple past tense, because the whole sentence could mean 'as soon as he killed his girlfriend, he was convicted ...' Even if when
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Hoa ThaiYoong LiatI'd not use a comma.Hi Yoong Liat,
How did you interpret the clause 'when he killed his girlfriend in a car crash'?
I am troubled with when, particularly the verb kill is in simple past tense, because the whole sentence could mean 'as soon as he killed his girlfriend, he was convic
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Hi Hoa Thai
My full attention was only on whether a comma is needed. I agree with you that 'when' is not appropriate in the sentence.
I agree with Philip that 'after' should have been used instead.
Best wishes.
My full attention was only on whether a comma is needed. I agree with you that 'when' is not appropriate in the sentence.
I agree with Philip that 'after' should have been used instead.
Best wishes.
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