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Anonymous Posted 6 years ago
Grammar
Comma help
Is the comma after Taye grammatically correct? Is it optional?
Seth arrived just as his friends, Burt and Taye, left.
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anonymous Seth arrived just as his friends Burt and Taye left. The commas should be removed. anonymous Is it optional?
- anonymous Seth arrived just as his friends Burt and Taye left.
- The commas should be removed.
- anonymous Is it optional?
- Keeping the commas would make the names parenthetical, as if thery were not there: Seth arrived just as his friends left.
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anonymousSeth arrived just as his friends Burt and Taye left.
The commas should be removed.
anonymousIs it optional?
Keeping the commas would make the names parenthetical, as if thery were not there:
Seth arrived just as his friends left.
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