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Osee Posted 17 years ago
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I had a hard time dealing with the housing department trying to ...

Do you think the following sentence looks good? Shall I omitt at lease one of those red "," or all of them? Thanks.

I had a hard time, dealing with the housing department, trying to solve my rental problem.
  

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I think the first red comma should be deleted. It should read: I had a hard time dealing with the housing development, trying to solve my rental problem. Hope this helps!

— Farihasaleh

  • I think the first red comma should be deleted.
  • It should read: I had a hard time dealing with the housing development, trying to solve my rental problem.
  • Hope this helps!
  • Fariha.
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I think the first red comma should be deleted. It should read:

I had a hard time dealing with the housing development, trying to solve my rental problem.

Hope this helps!

Fariha.
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I agree. The first participial phrase should be restrictive, and the second should not.Emotion: smile
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