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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
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Grammar check

Is this correct?

My model organized information including X, Y, Z in order to review the investment.

Or would I need a comma after Z so that it's the following.

My model organized information including X, Y, Z, in order to review the investment.
  

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The phrase "including X, Y, Z" is an added thought (a parenthetical expression), so it should be set off with a pair of commas (or dashes or parentheses). So: My model organized information, including X, Y, Z, in order to review the investment. To avoid confusion, since you are already using a string of commas, I would use dashes: My model organized information- including X, Y, Z -in order to review the investment.

— Doctor D

  • The phrase "including X, Y, Z" is an added thought (a parenthetical expression), so it should be set off with a pair of commas (or dashes or parentheses).
  • So: My model organized information, including X, Y, Z, in order to review the investment.
  • To avoid confusion, since you are already using a string of commas, I would use dashes: My model organized information- including X, Y, Z -in order to review the investment.
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The phrase "including X, Y, Z" is an added thought (a parenthetical expression), so it should be set off with a pair of commas (or dashes or parentheses).

So:
My model organized information, including X, Y, Z, in order to review the investment.

To avoid confusion, since you are already using a string of commas, I would use dashes:
My model organized information-
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Something is wrong with the formatting on this site, so let me show the sentence again:

My model organized information -- including X, Y, Z -- in order to review the investment.

I hope that sticks.
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