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Anonymous Posted 20 years ago
Grammar
How do you justify no comma usage?
0 Here is a long sentence with no comma anywhere. Do you say the underlined clause has no comma to precede it with because it is essential to the overall meaning of the sentence? So the concept of differentating between the independent and dependent phrases and clauses are tied to the notion of deciding whether the sentence in question needs have a comma or not, is it? 02 br
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00 The United States and Russia also signed a key trade agreement 01 u 00 a major milestone paving the way for Russia's entry into the World Trade Organization 02 u 00 . 0-
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00 The United States and Russia also signed a key trade agreement 01 u 00 a major milestone paving the way for Russia's entry into the World Trade Organization 02 u 00 . 0-
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0 I'd say it is incorrect without any punctuation. 0-
- 0 I'd say it is incorrect without any punctuation.
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01 cite 10 Anonymous 12 cite 10 The United States and Russia also signed a key trade agreement 10 10 11 u 10 a major milestone paving the way for Russia's entry into the World Trade Organization 12 u 10 . 12 br10 At least a comma is needed here. Some might pr
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0 The only way this works without a comma, IMO, is if you transform it with "that" in a restrictive cause: 02 br
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01 i 00 The United States and Russia also signed a key trade agreement 01 b 00 02 b 01 u 01 b 00 that is 02 b 00 a major milestone paving the way for Russia's entry into the World Trade Organization 02 u 00 .
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01 i 00 The United States and Russia also signed a key trade agreement 01 b 00 02 b 01 u 01 b 00 that is 02 b 00 a major milestone paving the way for Russia's entry into the World Trade Organization 02 u 00 .
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