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Believer Posted 19 years ago
Grammar
Comma usage
Hi,
I know a biblical verse might not be a perfect source of grammar questions but I wish you would answer if you know the answer.
In Zephaniah 1:13
Their wealth will be plundered, their houses demolished. They will build houses but not live in them; they will plant vineyards but not drink the wine.
Is the comma usage in the sentence "Their wealth will be plundered, their houses demolished" prevalent in the practice of the modern English language?
I know a biblical verse might not be a perfect source of grammar questions but I wish you would answer if you know the answer.
In Zephaniah 1:13
Their wealth will be plundered, their houses demolished. They will build houses but not live in them; they will plant vineyards but not drink the wine.
Is the comma usage in the sentence "Their wealth will be plundered, their houses demolished" prevalent in the practice of the modern English language?
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- Your test papers will be marked, the grades recorded, and the papers returned to you by the following week .
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Yes. Your test papers will be marked, the grades recorded, and the papers returned to you by the following week.
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Thank you, Mr. M.
Your sentence makes sense because the three clauses seem to be related in content and one is a logical precedent of the other (as it seems); but my example sentence were consisted of two clauses and had no conjunction like 'and'. To me, connecting (if it is what is happening there) two related-in-content clauses with a comma is strange. What not use the conjunction 'and'
Your sentence makes sense because the three clauses seem to be related in content and one is a logical precedent of the other (as it seems); but my example sentence were consisted of two clauses and had no conjunction like 'and'. To me, connecting (if it is what is happening there) two related-in-content clauses with a comma is strange. What not use the conjunction 'and'
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I see what you mean. I fall back, then, on Biblical usage (it may have been just to make it sound more 'Biblical')-- blame the translators of the NIV Bible.
King James version:
Zep 1:13 Therefore their goods shall become a booty, and their houses a desolation: they shall also build houses, but not inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, but not drink the wine
King James version:
Zep 1:13 Therefore their goods shall become a booty, and their houses a desolation: they shall also build houses, but not inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, but not drink the wine
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