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Shishan Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary
Etc
Hi, I wonder whether I should put a comma before and after the word "etc." in the following phrase
the whole structure and major parts etc. of the two marks
Thanks in advance.
the whole structure and major parts etc. of the two marks
Thanks in advance.
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Hello, shishan—and welcome to English Forums. , of the two marks-- Strictly correct. the whole structure and major parts , etc .
- Hello, shishan—and welcome to English Forums.
- , of the two marks-- Strictly correct.
- the whole structure and major parts , etc .
- of the two marks - - a possible alternative the whole structure and major parts , etc , of the two marks -- a possible alternative
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Hello, shishan—and welcome to English Forums.
Strictly, punctuation (usually commas) should both precede and succeed 'etc.' However, it usually looks quite cluttered, and many editors will dispense with one or some of it:
the whole structure and major parts, etc., of the two marks-- Strictly correct.
the whole structure and major parts, etc.
Strictly, punctuation (usually commas) should both precede and succeed 'etc.' However, it usually looks quite cluttered, and many editors will dispense with one or some of it:
the whole structure and major parts, etc., of the two marks-- Strictly correct.
the whole structure and major parts, etc.
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