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Vijay Marathe Posted 18 years ago
Grammar
Commas confuse me
Friends,
I hope I have used the comas correctly:
Queen Elizabeth I, the daughter of King Henry, who, like her father was also fond of watching the sport of jousting, initiated a new tradition of organising two jousting festivals each year.
Thanks for helping me out so many times.
Vijay
I hope I have used the comas correctly:
Queen Elizabeth I, the daughter of King Henry, who, like her father was also fond of watching the sport of jousting, initiated a new tradition of organising two jousting festivals each year.
Thanks for helping me out so many times.
Vijay
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You missed one: Queen Elizabeth I, the daughter of King Henry, who, like her father , was also fond of watching the sport of jousting, initiated a new tradition of organising two jousting festivals each year. However, good style includes control of the proliferation of commas-- they slow the progress of the narrative. Your sentence, for instance, would move along more briskly if rephrased: Queen Elizabeth I, King Henry's daughter , was similarly fond of watching the sport of jousting and initiated a new tradition of two annual jousting festivals .
- You missed one: Queen Elizabeth I, the daughter of King Henry, who, like her father , was also fond of watching the sport of jousting, initiated a new tradition of organising two jousting festivals each year.
- However, good style includes control of the proliferation of commas-- they slow the progress of the narrative.
- Your sentence, for instance, would move along more briskly if rephrased: Queen Elizabeth I, King Henry's daughter , was similarly fond of watching the sport of jousting and initiated a new tradition of two annual jousting festivals .
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You missed one:
Queen Elizabeth I, the daughter of King Henry, who, like her father, was also fond of watching the sport of jousting, initiated a new tradition of organising two jousting festivals each year.
However, good style includes control of the proliferation of commas-- they slow the progress of the narrative. Your sentence, for instance, would move a
You missed one:
Queen Elizabeth I, the daughter of King Henry, who, like her father, was also fond of watching the sport of jousting, initiated a new tradition of organising two jousting festivals each year.
However, good style includes control of the proliferation of commas-- they slow the progress of the narrative. Your sentence, for instance, would move a
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Thanks, Mister Micawber.
Your version indeed sounds crisper. I was wondering if an addition of 'she' was necessary! Please correct me.
Queen Elizabeth I, King Henry's daughter, was similarly fond of watching the sport of jousting and she initiated a new tradition of two annual jousting festivals.
Vijay
Your version indeed sounds crisper. I was wondering if an addition of 'she' was necessary! Please correct me.
Queen Elizabeth I, King Henry's daughter, was similarly fond of watching the sport of jousting and she initiated a new tradition of two annual jousting festivals.
Vijay
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Not necessary at all-- rather redundant, actually--, but if you wish to use it, place a comma before 'and she'. But please note that that would be one extra comma--- the specific thing we are trying to eliminate!
Not necessary at all-- rather redundant, actually--, but if you wish to use it, place a comma before 'and she'. But please note that that would be one extra comma--- the specific thing we are trying to eliminate!
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