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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
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"Within a few years, China's economy will overtake America's in size (on a purchasing-power basis, it is already on the cusp of doing so)."
In this sentence what are the rules that govern the two commas. Why are they there?
In this sentence what are the rules that govern the two commas. Why are they there?
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The commas here are optional. It is the author's choice to use them. Generally speaking, the longer the adverbial phrase, and the more complicated the sentence, the more commas are likely to help the reader.
- The commas here are optional.
- It is the author's choice to use them.
- Generally speaking, the longer the adverbial phrase, and the more complicated the sentence, the more commas are likely to help the reader.
- Sometimes commas are needed to prevent phrase boundaries being incorrectly interpreted.
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The commas here are optional. It is the author's choice to use them. Generally speaking, the longer the adverbial phrase, and the more complicated the sentence, the more commas are likely to help the reader. Sometimes commas are needed to prevent phrase boundaries being incorrectly interpreted.
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