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JJDouglas Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
Confusion over punctuation whenever there are implied subjects.
Hello all,
I am still having difficulty understanding the rules for punctuation whenever parts of the sentence are implied but not made explicit.
For example:
"Nothing that concerns you, just us."
Is this sentence two independent clauses? As the implied meaning is:
[It is] nothing that concerns you, [it] just [concerns] us.
If it is two independent clauses, then what would be the correct way of punctuating it? I think the comma is incorrect if that is the case, but then again, a period would seem to suggest too much separation between the two.
Here is another example:
"Nothing I can't handle, just stay back, OK?"
Which is implied as: [It's] nothing I can't handle, [you should] just stay back, OK?
I am still having difficulty understanding the rules for punctuation whenever parts of the sentence are implied but not made explicit.
For example:
"Nothing that concerns you, just us."
Is this sentence two independent clauses? As the implied meaning is:
[It is] nothing that concerns you, [it] just [concerns] us.
If it is two independent clauses, then what would be the correct way of punctuating it? I think the comma is incorrect if that is the case, but then again, a period would seem to suggest too much separation between the two.
Here is another example:
"Nothing I can't handle, just stay back, OK?"
Which is implied as: [It's] nothing I can't handle, [you should] just stay back, OK?
Top answer
" This one seems a fairly clear case of a comma splice. Start a new sentence at "Just". " This one seems less clear to me.
- " This one seems a fairly clear case of a comma splice.
- Start a new sentence at "Just".
- " This one seems less clear to me.
- The abbreviation is so drastic that it is hard to apply normal rules.
- However, the comma doesn't seem completely sufficient to me, so I would probably use a dash or start a new sentence.
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JJDouglas"Nothing I can't handle, just stay back, OK?"This one seems a fairly clear case of a comma splice. Start a new sentence at "Just".
JJDouglas"Nothing that concerns you, just us."This one seems less clear to me. The abbreviation is so drastic that it is hard to apply normal rules. However, the comma does
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Thank you for your response.
One more I thought of:
"There was hardly anything down in the basement. Just a load of boxes filled with old newspaper clippings."
Is it correct to have a full stop instead of a comma here?
One more I thought of:
"There was hardly anything down in the basement. Just a load of boxes filled with old newspaper clippings."
Is it correct to have a full stop instead of a comma here?
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JJDouglasIs it correct to have a full stop instead of a comma here?Yes, that's OK. I would say it's just a style choice. A dash could be used too.
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