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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
IF CLAUSE
Hi,
A comma question in IF caluse...
If X is Y and Z is K, then A is B and C is D.
If X is Y, and Z is K, then A is B, and C is D.
Which is correct?
Or are they both wrong? Then what is the correct sentence?
Thanks.
A comma question in IF caluse...
If X is Y and Z is K, then A is B and C is D.
If X is Y, and Z is K, then A is B, and C is D.
Which is correct?
Or are they both wrong? Then what is the correct sentence?
Thanks.
Top answer
Hi, If your question is more about strict logic and less about "normal" English, I won't offer an opinion. Are you doing a course on logic? Otherwise, I'd say that I favour the version without a comma, unless the expressions that you are representing here by letters actually consist of a lot of words.
- Hi, If your question is more about strict logic and less about "normal" English, I won't offer an opinion.
- Are you doing a course on logic?
- Otherwise, I'd say that I favour the version without a comma, unless the expressions that you are representing here by letters actually consist of a lot of words.
- If so, commas help the reader to understand the sentence.
- Perhaps you'd llke to show us an actual example that does not just use letters instead of real words?
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Hi,
If your question is more about strict logic and less about "normal" English, I won't offer an opinion. Are you doing a course on logic?
Otherwise, I'd say that I favour the version without a comma, unless the expressions that you are representing here by letters actually consist of a lot of words. If so, commas help the reader to understand the sentence.
Perhaps you
If your question is more about strict logic and less about "normal" English, I won't offer an opinion. Are you doing a course on logic?
Otherwise, I'd say that I favour the version without a comma, unless the expressions that you are representing here by letters actually consist of a lot of words. If so, commas help the reader to understand the sentence.
Perhaps you
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HI,
Thanks much for the reply.
I used the alphabets for clarity, but really, I am referring to "real" sentences.
For example:
If I went to go to a picnic and I ate a lot of food there, then I would become fat and I would have to be on diet again.
It seems that the correct grammar is without comma because it is a "set" of ideas.
BUt what confuses me is that "
Thanks much for the reply.
I used the alphabets for clarity, but really, I am referring to "real" sentences.
For example:
If I went to go to a picnic and I ate a lot of food there, then I would become fat and I would have to be on diet again.
It seems that the correct grammar is without comma because it is a "set" of ideas.
BUt what confuses me is that "
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Hi,
If I went to go to a picnic and I ate a lot of food there, then I would become fat and I would have to be on diet again.
It seems that the correct grammar is without comma because it is a "set" of ideas. I agree.
BUt what confuses me is that "I ate a lot of food there" and "I would have to be on diet again" are complete. "I ate a lot of food there, so I would have
If I went to go to a picnic and I ate a lot of food there, then I would become fat and I would have to be on diet again.
It seems that the correct grammar is without comma because it is a "set" of ideas. I agree.
BUt what confuses me is that "I ate a lot of food there" and "I would have to be on diet again" are complete. "I ate a lot of food there, so I would have
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Hi Clive,
Ok, so if the two "ideas" comprise ONE condition, there should be no comma.
So, in this case, since the two ideas udner "IF" and the two under 'THEN" are connected,the correct version is:
If I went to go to a picnic and I ate a lot of food there, then I would become fat and I would have to be on diet again.
Is that right?
If so, thanks!
Ok, so if the two "ideas" comprise ONE condition, there should be no comma.
So, in this case, since the two ideas udner "IF" and the two under 'THEN" are connected,the correct version is:
If I went to go to a picnic and I ate a lot of food there, then I would become fat and I would have to be on diet again.
Is that right?
If so, thanks!
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Hi,
Sounds fine to me.
If I wentto go on / to a picnic and I ate a lot of food there, then I would become fat and I would have to be on / to go on a diet again.
Clive
Sounds fine to me.
If I went
Clive
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