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Vcolts Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Conjunction & Puncuation Question
Ex:
1. The reasons are that the crime was already commited and that the offender repented about the offense and that the victim is still suffering due to the crime.
2. The reasons are that the crime was already commited, that the offender repented about the offense, and that the victim is still suffering due to the crime.
*Notice the comma before the second that clause and also the omittion of the "and."
3. The reasons are that the crime was already commited, the offender repented about his crime, and the victim is still suffering due to the offense commited.
Q1: Are the above examples grammatically and punctuation wise correct?
The question in my head gramatically would be that do we treat the sentences (complete ones) as clauses and as "series of items?" If so, we can seperate these sentences which are complete sentences even though normally we cannot (because they are clauses?)?
Ex. The reasons are that the crime was already commited, (THAT) the offender repented about his crime, and (THAT) the victim is still suffering due to the offense commited.
Q2: If it is the case that we are omitting "THAT," is there a website that deals with the omission rule?
Thanks in advance.
1. The reasons are that the crime was already commited and that the offender repented about the offense and that the victim is still suffering due to the crime.
2. The reasons are that the crime was already commited, that the offender repented about the offense, and that the victim is still suffering due to the crime.
*Notice the comma before the second that clause and also the omittion of the "and."
3. The reasons are that the crime was already commited, the offender repented about his crime, and the victim is still suffering due to the offense commited.
Q1: Are the above examples grammatically and punctuation wise correct?
The question in my head gramatically would be that do we treat the sentences (complete ones) as clauses and as "series of items?" If so, we can seperate these sentences which are complete sentences even though normally we cannot (because they are clauses?)?
Ex. The reasons are that the crime was already commited, (THAT) the offender repented about his crime, and (THAT) the victim is still suffering due to the offense commited.
Q2: If it is the case that we are omitting "THAT," is there a website that deals with the omission rule?
Thanks in advance.
Top answer
Q1: Are the above examples grammatically and punctuation wise correct? NO (but N° 3 comes the closest) I'd write: The reasons are that the crime was already commited, the offender repented, and the victim is still suffering from the offense. Q2: If it is the case that we are omitting "THAT," is there a website that deals with the omission rule?
- Q1: Are the above examples grammatically and punctuation wise correct?
- NO (but N° 3 comes the closest) I'd write: The reasons are that the crime was already commited, the offender repented, and the victim is still suffering from the offense.
- Q2: If it is the case that we are omitting "THAT," is there a website that deals with the omission rule?
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Q1: Are the above examples grammatically and punctuation wise correct? NO (but N° 3 comes the closest)
I'd write:
The reasons are that the crime was already commited, the offender repented, and the victim is still suffering from the offense.
Q2: If it is the case that we are omit
I'd write:
The reasons are that the crime was already commited, the offender repented, and the victim is still suffering from the offense.
Q2: If it is the case that we are omit
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Hmm, I am getting a different answer for Q1. I was told by a teacher (supposedly) on another site similar to this that all of the sentences are grammatically correct (besides the wording issue with the "due to the offense committed"). I am pretty sure the first one is correct (although it may not be an attractive sentence).
I am more concerned with how the "THAT" and the comma work in suc
I am more concerned with how the "THAT" and the comma work in suc
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Shop for teachers until you find the one that you like and then buy what he or she tells you.
Have you ever actually read any of the guides I proposed? The online version of the Chicago Style does deal with methods of citation, but the paper copy has much more.
In the NY Times guide there is a section on the use of commas, "that" and "and" in one sentence. All of the guides I sug
Have you ever actually read any of the guides I proposed? The online version of the Chicago Style does deal with methods of citation, but the paper copy has much more.
In the NY Times guide there is a section on the use of commas, "that" and "and" in one sentence. All of the guides I sug
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