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Beardog Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Comma placement
Comma before 'nearly'?
Within a few weeks she was coming to her lessons, nearly ecstatic, saying that she had never dreamed this was possible-playing without being "bound to the notes" and actually creating music on her own!
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Within a few weeks she was coming to her lessons nearly ecstatic, saying that she had never dreamed this was possible-playing without being "bound to the notes" and actually creating music on her own!
Within a few weeks she was coming to her lessons, nearly ecstatic, saying that she had never dreamed this was possible-playing without being "bound to the notes" and actually creating music on her own!
OR:
Within a few weeks she was coming to her lessons nearly ecstatic, saying that she had never dreamed this was possible-playing without being "bound to the notes" and actually creating music on her own!
Top answer
I prefer the second version. "possible-playing" is wrong: it should be a dash, not a hyphen.
- I prefer the second version.
- "possible-playing" is wrong: it should be a dash, not a hyphen.
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I prefer the second version.
"possible-playing" is wrong: it should be a dash, not a hyphen.
"possible-playing" is wrong: it should be a dash, not a hyphen.
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