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Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
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comma usage

0The failure of many of these secular liberal or socialist societies to establish real justice for the majority and to free the society from western economic neocolonialism, sparked a second anticolonial movement that has focused on religious renewal.02br
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00Can I insert comma before "to establish"? Will the context be parenthetical? Please advise.02br
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02br 00First: No comma before01b 00 to establish02b 00. 02br 00Second: definitely 01u 00NO comma02u 00 before 01b 00sparked02b 00. You cannot place a single comma between Subject and Verb.

  • 02br 00First: No comma before01b 00 to establish02b 00.
  • 02br 00Second: definitely 01u 00NO comma02u 00 before 01b 00sparked02b 00.
  • You cannot place a single comma between Subject and Verb.
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00First: No comma before01b00 to establish02b00. the context of the nonfinite clause is restrictive of 01b00failure02b00, not parenthetical.02br
00Second: definitely 01u00NO comma02u00 before 01b00sparked02b00. You cannot place a single comma between Subject and Verb. 0

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