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Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
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comma necessary?
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00 Yankee used this sentence in one of threads. How do we know if we need to put a comma after 'thus' or not. 02 br
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00 To me, the use of ' 01 i 00 may 02 i 00 ' does not rule out the possibility that 'he did 01 b 00 that 02 b 00 ', and thus conflicts with the idea of 'did this instead' at the end of the sentence. 0-
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00 Yankee used this sentence in one of threads. How do we know if we need to put a comma after 'thus' or not. 02 br
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00 To me, the use of ' 01 i 00 may 02 i 00 ' does not rule out the possibility that 'he did 01 b 00 that 02 b 00 ', and thus conflicts with the idea of 'did this instead' at the end of the sentence. 0-
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0 To my ear, it reads better with the pause. 02 br 02 br 00 If a sentence seems awkward without a comma, I'd say try it a few times with pauses at different points, and see if it then makes better sense. 0-
- 0 To my ear, it reads better with the pause.
- 02 br 02 br 00 If a sentence seems awkward without a comma, I'd say try it a few times with pauses at different points, and see if it then makes better sense.
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0 To my ear, it reads better with the pause. "That and thus" sounds like a phrase, if you're not already familiar with the sentence. 02 br
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00 The subject is "use," and there's a compound predicate with the two verbs "[does] rule" and "conflicts." They're widely separated, and the comma helps to show where the first action ends and the second action begins. 02 br
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00 The subject is "use," and there's a compound predicate with the two verbs "[does] rule" and "conflicts." They're widely separated, and the comma helps to show where the first action ends and the second action begins. 02 br
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0 Thank you. 02 br
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00 I was asking whether a comma after the word 'thus' is necessary. I have seen with commas and without commas in some sentences I came in contact with and was wondering what the reason mght be. I think 'thus' is an adverb. How about an adverb like "however" or "consequently." If I replaced the "thus" with a previously mentioned word, what would I have t
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00 I was asking whether a comma after the word 'thus' is necessary. I have seen with commas and without commas in some sentences I came in contact with and was wondering what the reason mght be. I think 'thus' is an adverb. How about an adverb like "however" or "consequently." If I replaced the "thus" with a previously mentioned word, what would I have t
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0 This is a really rough sentence. You can tell when a comma is needed if you feel the need to pause as you're reading the sentence. This sentence offers two thoughts in a sense. The initial statement, and the "conclusion" (offered following the "and thus"). The sentence therefore needs a break. Now, I'm not sure of the official rule that goes with this, but it has to do with structure and f
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0 Hi Anon, sorry I missed your "thus." It certainly was clear enough. (Maybe I'll have to slow down even more.) 02 br
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00 I suspect the "Anon" immediately preceding my post is a different Anon, since he said essentially what I said and didn't seem to be aware of the "thus" either. 02 br
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00 Another comma after "thus" would unnecessarily interrupt the flo
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00 I suspect the "Anon" immediately preceding my post is a different Anon, since he said essentially what I said and didn't seem to be aware of the "thus" either. 02 br
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00 Another comma after "thus" would unnecessarily interrupt the flo
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