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Grammar
Comma Usage With "That"
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00 I have a sentence in which I've incorporated the word "that." It's my understanding that I should not precede this word with a comma. But in the case of this sentence, is that correct? Have I used the correct construction? 02 br
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00 It was not until the early 1980s, when the United States embraced the emerging field of robotics, that the auto industry...... 02 br
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00 Thank you for your help. 0-
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00 I have a sentence in which I've incorporated the word "that." It's my understanding that I should not precede this word with a comma. But in the case of this sentence, is that correct? Have I used the correct construction? 02 br
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00 It was not until the early 1980s, when the United States embraced the emerging field of robotics, that the auto industry...... 02 br
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00 Thank you for your help. 0-
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0 Yes, your sentence is correct. It's not that you used a comma before "that," but that you used commas to surround the parenethetical comment "when the ... " 0-
- 0 Yes, your sentence is correct.
- It's not that you used a comma before "that," but that you used commas to surround the parenethetical comment "when the ...
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0 Yes, your sentence is correct. It's not that you used a comma before "that," but that you used commas to surround the parenethetical comment "when the ... of robotics." 02 br
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00 If you simply had "It was not until the early 1980s that the auto industry..." then you would NOT have a comma before "that." 0-
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00 If you simply had "It was not until the early 1980s that the auto industry..." then you would NOT have a comma before "that." 0-
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