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Goronsky Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
Commas with hometowns and workplaces
Are commas needed around the hometowns and workplaces below? Or should I omit them? I firmly believe that none of the examples below need any commas whatsoever; do you agree?
Mike Smith, of Fifth Avenue, won the race.
Steve Prouty, of the Cripper Corporation, resigned on Friday.
Gary Douglas, of the Fairfield Police Department, made the arrest.
Making the arrest was Gary Douglas, of the Fairfield Police Department.
Winning the race was Mike Smith, of Fifth Avenue.
Mike Smith, of Fifth Avenue, won the race.
Steve Prouty, of the Cripper Corporation, resigned on Friday.
Gary Douglas, of the Fairfield Police Department, made the arrest.
Making the arrest was Gary Douglas, of the Fairfield Police Department.
Winning the race was Mike Smith, of Fifth Avenue.
Top answer
Hi there, This is the structure of the reduced relative clause, and indeed correct punctuation necessitates the commas being there. What's reduced is the "who is" bit, hence the commas.
- Hi there, This is the structure of the reduced relative clause, and indeed correct punctuation necessitates the commas being there.
- What's reduced is the "who is" bit, hence the commas.
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Hi there,
This is the structure of the reduced relative clause, and indeed correct punctuation necessitates the commas being there. What's reduced is the "who is" bit, hence the commas.
This is the structure of the reduced relative clause, and indeed correct punctuation necessitates the commas being there. What's reduced is the "who is" bit, hence the commas.
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