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Tamguatlay Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

I wonder whether the commas are needed.

The following sentence is the introduction of the writer (H.S. Bhatia, M.A.) from a book on grammar written by him. H.S. Bhatia, M.A., Sr Lecturer in English in a premier college affiliated to Punjab University, Chandigarh(,) is a reputed Indian English poet(,) whose works have been acclaimed in India and abroad.

The commas in brackets have been inserted by me. I wonder whether they are needed.

Thanks.
  

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The use of the comma in your first () used to be mandatory, but many writers are now ignoring it just for the sake of appearance. I see no need for the second comma ().

— Philip

  • The use of the comma in your first () used to be mandatory, but many writers are now ignoring it just for the sake of appearance.
  • I see no need for the second comma ().
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The use of the comma in your first () used to be mandatory, but many writers are now ignoring it just for the sake of appearance. I see no need for the second comma ().
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