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PreciousJones Posted 14 years ago
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For your birthday this year, I would like to do the same. Or

For your birthday this year I would like to do the same.

Which one is correct? Please proofread. I have to give her the gift a minutes.

THANK YOU!
  

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PreciousJones For your birthday this year, I would like to do the same. Which one is correct? Please proofread.

  • PreciousJones For your birthday this year, I would like to do the same.
  • Which one is correct?
  • Please proofread.
  • THANK YOU!
  • " For your birthday this year" is an introductory phrase, and as such, should be followed by a comma: For your birthday this year, I would like to do the same.
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PreciousJones For your birthday this year, I would like to do the same. OrFor your birthday this year I would like to do the same.Which one is correct? Please proofread. I have to give her the gift a minutes.THANK YOU!
"For your birthday this year" is an introductory phrase, and as such, should be followed by a comma:

For your birthday this
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The comma is not so critical that it decides whether or not the sentence is grammatically correct. It is very common to leave out introductory commas in short sentences. I would use the comma all the same.

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