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Victo Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
Commas needed for clarity?
Are the commas required in each sentence below?
He said, on 31 August, that he may retire.
He said that, on 31 August, he may retire.
Thanks.
He said, on 31 August, that he may retire.
He said that, on 31 August, he may retire.
Thanks.
Top answer
acctually, no need to.
- acctually, no need to.
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No, the commas are just an annoyance.
If he said it on that date, say "On 31 August, he said [that] he might retire" or "He said on 31 August that he might retire." Otherwise, say "He said [that] he might retire on 31 August" or "He said that on 31 August he might retire."
Note the use of "might" instead of "may".
If he said it on that date, say "On 31 August, he said [that] he might retire" or "He said on 31 August that he might retire." Otherwise, say "He said [that] he might retire on 31 August" or "He said that on 31 August he might retire."
Note the use of "might" instead of "may".
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Your innate grammatical perspicacity and unerring proclivity for precise punctuation are duly noted.
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Hi Victo, please use layman terms, i did not understand what are you saying.
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