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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

Comma instead of conjunction "and"?

Hi. Please tell me if the following sentence is correct and the comma acts as the conjunction "and." Thank you for your help in advance.

We gathered from what we knew that he was the one who took the bread, that he did it to satisfy his acute hunger.
  

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I think that the use of the comma is optional here, that it functions something like an appositive. [ as in my sentence ]

— Philip

  • I think that the use of the comma is optional here, that it functions something like an appositive.
  • [ as in my sentence ]
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I think that the use of the comma is optional here, that it functions something like an appositive. [ as in my sentence Emotion: wink ]
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I suspect our esteemed colleague meant that "and" is optional. The comma is mandatory with an appositive.
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enoonI suspect our esteemed colleague meant that "and" is optional. The comma is mandatory with an appositive.
That is correct. "and" is optional! Thanks for catching that. [ I need to start taking more time to proof what I've done! ]
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