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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
Commas between adjectives
How many commas do I need in this hotel description:
An exclusive adults only luxury island escape
An exclusive adults only luxury island escape
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” A question of whether the island is being described as a “luxury island” or not arises. ” I try to reduce rather than encourage commas; but once there are three descriptors, I go for the commas.
- ” A question of whether the island is being described as a “luxury island” or not arises.
- ” I try to reduce rather than encourage commas; but once there are three descriptors, I go for the commas.
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“An exclusive adults-only luxury island escape.”
A question of whether the island is being described as a “luxury island” or not arises. If instead, the ‘island escape’ is the luxury, then:
“An exclusive, adults-only, luxurious, island escape.”
I try to reduce rather than encourage commas; but once there are three descriptors, I go for the commas.
A question of whether the island is being described as a “luxury island” or not arises. If instead, the ‘island escape’ is the luxury, then:
“An exclusive, adults-only, luxurious, island escape.”
I try to reduce rather than encourage commas; but once there are three descriptors, I go for the commas.
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“An exclusive adults-only luxury island escape.”
A question of whether the island is being described as a “luxury island” or not arises. If instead, the ‘island escape’ is the luxury, then:
“An exclusive, adults-only, luxurious, island escape.”
I try to reduce rather than encourage commas; but once there are three descriptors, I go for the commas.
Accidentally posted twice.
A question of whether the island is being described as a “luxury island” or not arises. If instead, the ‘island escape’ is the luxury, then:
“An exclusive, adults-only, luxurious, island escape.”
I try to reduce rather than encourage commas; but once there are three descriptors, I go for the commas.
Accidentally posted twice.
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Anonymous How many commas do I need in this hotel description:An exclusive adults only luxury island escapeFor me, the most glaring issue is the lack of a hyphen in "adults-only" (as corrected by wilpeter).
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