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Sundarnaz Posted 8 years ago
Grammar

Commas

Thanks for your response to my post.

At this, the Caliph, Al-Mansour, ordered that the gardener should be brought before him the next day.

Are the commas currently placed?

  

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sundarnaz Are the commas currently correctly placed? You can do it that way. Opinions will vary.

— CalifJim

  • sundarnaz Are the commas currently correctly placed?
  • You can do it that way.
  • Opinions will vary.
  • Personally, I would not use any commas in that sentence, or maybe just one, after "At this".
  • I try to avoid commas unless they are absolutely necessary.
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sundarnazAre the commas currently correctly placed?

You can do it that way. Opinions will vary.

Personally, I would not use any commas in that sentence, or maybe just one, after "At this". I try to avoid commas unless they are absolutely necessary.

CJ

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I respectfully disagree.

If the only Caliph is Al-Mansour, the commas are correct.

At this, the Caliph, Al-Mansour, ordered that the gardener should be brought before him the next day. I would say, "...that the gardener be brought..."

If there is more than one Caliph, the only comma should be after "At this."

At this, the Caliph Al-Mansour ordered that the gardener sho

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