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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Comma for the sake of clarity?

"This verdict goes far beyond the realm of reasonableness and fairness, and is completely inconsistent with the evidence presented," Mr Raborn said.

If we deleted fairness, would there be no comma inserted in the follwowing sentence?

"This verdict goes far beyond the realm of reasonableness and is completely inconsistent with the evidence presented," Mr Raborn said.
  

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It depends on author preference. The comma is not required, but some people may feel that it helps.

  • It depends on author preference.
  • The comma is not required, but some people may feel that it helps.
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It depends on author preference. The comma is not required, but some people may feel that it helps.

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