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Navitasan Posted 18 years ago
Grammar
Comma for afterthought
Are these sentences correct:
1-I heard an interview with him saying that he is going to put out a new album.
2-I heard an interview with him, saying that he is going to put out a new album.
3-I saw a photo of him standing near that fountain.
4-I saw a photo of him, standing near that fountain.
The commas are supposed to indicate that what follows has been addes as an afterthought. Thus, 1 and 2, and 3 and 4, will not be exactly synonymous.
1-I heard an interview with him saying that he is going to put out a new album.
2-I heard an interview with him, saying that he is going to put out a new album.
3-I saw a photo of him standing near that fountain.
4-I saw a photo of him, standing near that fountain.
The commas are supposed to indicate that what follows has been addes as an afterthought. Thus, 1 and 2, and 3 and 4, will not be exactly synonymous.
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Hello, navi-- and welcome to English Forums. I don't think so. I only see 2 and 4 as mispunctuated sentences.
- Hello, navi-- and welcome to English Forums.
- I don't think so.
- I only see 2 and 4 as mispunctuated sentences.
- If anything, #4 suggests that the speaker is standing near the fountain.
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Hello, navi-- and welcome to English Forums.
I don't think so. I only see 2 and 4 as mispunctuated sentences. If anything, #4 suggests that the speaker is standing near the fountain.
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Hello, navi-- and welcome to English Forums.
I don't think so. I only see 2 and 4 as mispunctuated sentences. If anything, #4 suggests that the speaker is standing near the fountain.
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