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TacoD Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

Comma usage

1."Pans propounds the view that, despite the importance of expeditious and efficient proceedings, efficiency and fastness should never be the determining factors."

2."Pans propounds the view that , despite, the importance of expeditious and efficient proceedings efficiency and fastness should never be the determining factors."

Which one is the better option? Commas around the expression despite or the whole introductory adverbial element despite the importance of expeditious and efficient proceedings?
  

Top answer

(1) is correctly punctuated; (2) is incorrectly punctuated and hard to read.

— GPY

  • (1) is correctly punctuated; (2) is incorrectly punctuated and hard to read.
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(1) is correctly punctuated; (2) is incorrectly punctuated and hard to read.
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TacoDWhich one is the better option?
The first sentence. "despite", here, is a preposition so you can't separate (using comma) the object of the preposition from the preposition itself.
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TacoDefficiency and fastness
efficiency and speed
TacoDdespite the importance of expeditious and efficient proceedings
I think you meant to click on the underline button (U), not the cross-out button (ABC).

CJ
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