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Panda blue 483 Posted 8 years ago
Grammar

Comma use.

Is the comma optional in either of these.



It was a statement he had, on evidence she had, discussed at court.
It was a statement he had on evidence she had discussed court.



I feel the first example works as a non-essential clause, but the he had
she had makes it feel essential.


It was a statement he had on evidence he had discussed court.


Also when we are discussing two people but swap it to two males it blurs
the distinction. But if the reader has been told before hand whom the two males are- does it matter.

  

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It was a statement he had on evidence she had discussed court. Both sentences are very confusing. I don't really understand either one.

  • It was a statement he had on evidence she had discussed court.
  • Both sentences are very confusing.
  • I don't really understand either one.
  • I suggest you recast both of them in different words.
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panda blue 483Is the comma optional in either of these.It was a statement he had, on evidence she had, discussed at court.It was a statement he had on evidence she had discussed court.

Both sentences are very confusing. I don't really understand either one. I suggest you recast both of them in different words.

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