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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
Comma use before or after "and"?
Which sentence is grammatically correct among those listed below?
1. I ask myself these questions and, in a few moments, I find several ways to improve my story.
2. I ask myself these questions, and in a few moments, I find several ways to improve my story.
3. I ask myself these questions and, in a few moments, find several ways to improve my story.
4. I ask myself these questions, and in a few moments, find several ways to improve my story.
5. I ask myself these questions, and I, in a few moments, find several ways to improve my story.
Please also help explain with some grammatical rules.
Many thanks
1. I ask myself these questions and, in a few moments, I find several ways to improve my story.
2. I ask myself these questions, and in a few moments, I find several ways to improve my story.
3. I ask myself these questions and, in a few moments, find several ways to improve my story.
4. I ask myself these questions, and in a few moments, find several ways to improve my story.
5. I ask myself these questions, and I, in a few moments, find several ways to improve my story.
Please also help explain with some grammatical rules.
Many thanks
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Anonymous Which sentence is grammatically correct among those listed below? 2. I ask myself these questions, and in a few moments, I find several ways to improve my story.
- Anonymous Which sentence is grammatically correct among those listed below?
- 2.
- I ask myself these questions, and in a few moments, I find several ways to improve my story.
- 4a.
- I ask myself these qu estions and in a few moments find several ways to improve my story.
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AnonymousWhich sentence is grammatically correct among those listed below?2. I ask myself these questions, and in a few moments, I find several ways to improve my story.
4a. I ask myself these questions and in a few moments find several ways to improve my story.
It is not grammar; it is merely punctuation. Use enough commas
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I think #4a is the best.
If I had to take one of the others, I think #3 is better than #2. If we are going to comma off something, I think it should be 'in a few moments, leaving 'and' with the two coordinating clauses.
If I had to take one of the others, I think #3 is better than #2. If we are going to comma off something, I think it should be 'in a few moments, leaving 'and' with the two coordinating clauses.
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Thanks a lot. I understand now; it is a matter of appropriate use of comma--how clear is clear enough.
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Thank you very much for your answer. It gives me a strong opinion on #4a as suggested by another member.It's also interesting for me to consider other options #2 and #3. In #3, comma is off before the coordinating conjunction "and" (as for short sentences) but a pair of commas are inserted around the interrupter "in a few moments." It sounds great.
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