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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Comma required?
Hello everybody,
Is in the following sentence a comma required or not?
"In this dark hour exasperation and despondency are spread amongst the survivors of our tribe due to our situation."
Thx in advance
Is in the following sentence a comma required or not?
"In this dark hour exasperation and despondency are spread amongst the survivors of our tribe due to our situation."
Thx in advance
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Hi, I wouldn't say a comma is mandatory, but I'd use one, possibly two. Clive
- Hi, I wouldn't say a comma is mandatory, but I'd use one, possibly two.
- Clive
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Hi,
I wouldn't say a comma is mandatory, but I'd use one, possibly two.
Clive
I wouldn't say a comma is mandatory, but I'd use one, possibly two.
Clive
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Thanks for your answer!
But where would you put it?
Like this? -> In this dark hour, (...)
But where would you put it?
Like this? -> In this dark hour, (...)
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The end phrase is really lame. I'd recast:
In this dark hour, the situation has spread exasperation and despondency among the survivors of our tribe.
In this dark hour, the situation has spread exasperation and despondency among the survivors of our tribe.
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Oh okay
sounds a lot better!
I've got another question concerning comma setting.
"After these terrible events, our parents and our teachers are clueless."
- Is this comma right or not?
sounds a lot better!
I've got another question concerning comma setting.
"After these terrible events, our parents and our teachers are clueless."
- Is this comma right or not?
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Anonymous"After these terrible events, our parents and our teachers are clueless." - Is this comma right or not?Yes.
Sometimes commas are mandatory (they change the meaning of a sentence, separate dependent clauses from the main clause and separate members in a list). But sometimes they are used to indicate pauses in natural speech.
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Hi A-stars,
In broad terms, I would say that commas always indicate pauses in natural speech.
eg It's natural to pause briefly before saying certain clauses, or before saying each item in a list.
Clive
In broad terms, I would say that commas always indicate pauses in natural speech.
eg It's natural to pause briefly before saying certain clauses, or before saying each item in a list.
Clive
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