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Addyaddy Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
comma usage
Women like to wear expensive jewellery made of gold, sometimes set with precious stones.
Why is a comma used in the sentence above? is the last part a non essential clause
Why is a comma used in the sentence above? is the last part a non essential clause
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… sometimes set with precious stones. It's a nonessential participle phrase. A comma is used because it's not part of the main clause and doesn't add information necessary to the meaning of the sentence.
- … sometimes set with precious stones.
- It's a nonessential participle phrase.
- A comma is used because it's not part of the main clause and doesn't add information necessary to the meaning of the sentence.
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… sometimes set with precious stones.
It's a nonessential participle phrase. A comma is used because it's not part of the main clause and doesn't add information necessary to the meaning of the sentence.
It's a nonessential participle phrase. A comma is used because it's not part of the main clause and doesn't add information necessary to the meaning of the sentence.
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okay, I don't understand it fully. I thought that if a nonessential component comes after an independent clause, it need not be separated by a comma. eg:
women like to wear expensive jewellery made of gold that has precious stones set in them.
In the sentence above: "that has precious stones set in them" is not preceded by a comma. Why is there one in the first sentence. Please t
women like to wear expensive jewellery made of gold that has precious stones set in them.
In the sentence above: "that has precious stones set in them" is not preceded by a comma. Why is there one in the first sentence. Please t
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addyaddyPlease tell me how to reconstruct the first sentence with out the commaWomen like to wear expensive gold jewellery that is sometimes set with precious stones.
Good?
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Women like to wear expensive jewelry made of gold that has precious stones set in it.
Women like to wear expensive jewelry made of gold, sometimes set with precious stones.
To me, they differ in meaning slightly. Sentence 1 means that women like only gold jewelry that has precious stones set in it, whereas sentence 2 has two possibly meanings: Gold j
Women like to wear expensive jewelry made of gold, sometimes set with precious stones.
To me, they differ in meaning slightly. Sentence 1 means that women like only gold jewelry that has precious stones set in it, whereas sentence 2 has two possibly meanings: Gold j
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I understand it all. I have one question.
which is sometimes set with precious stones - it is a clause.
sometimes set with precious stones - it is a phrase
have I understood this right?
which is sometimes set with precious stones - it is a clause.
sometimes set with precious stones - it is a phrase
have I understood this right?
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