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Sundarnaz Posted 7 years ago
Grammar

Do I need a comma?

A hawk who wanted to eat the dead mouse ate the frog too, for he was still tied to the mouse's foot.

Is the sentence correct please? Do I need a comma after 'hawk'?

Thanks.

  

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sundarnaz Do I need a comma after 'hawk'? " A haw k, who wanted to eat the dead mous e , ate the frog too, for it he was still tied to the mouse's foot. The sentence is poor because it is very confusing.

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  • sundarnaz Do I need a comma after 'hawk'?
  • " A haw k, who wanted to eat the dead mous e , ate the frog too, for it he was still tied to the mouse's foot.
  • The sentence is poor because it is very confusing.
  • It is not clear if the hawk just wanted to eat the mouse, but didn't, or he ate both the mouse and the attached frog.
  • A hawk, who hadn't eaten that morning , (This is a non-defining, nonessential relative clause.
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sundarnazDo I need a comma after 'hawk'?

Yes and you need a matching one after "mouse."

A hawk, who wanted to eat the dead mouse, ate the frog too, for it he was still tied to the mouse's foot.

The sentence is poor

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