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Pokh Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
If clause
An earthquake of a given magnitude will typically devastate 100 times the area if it occurs in the eastern United States instead of the West.
1.Is above sentence logically as well as grammatically correct?
2.Don't we need comma after area?
1.Is above sentence logically as well as grammatically correct?
2.Don't we need comma after area?
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-- I am not a seismologist so cannot comment on the semantic logic. You must phrase east and west consistently and with equivalent capitalization if you wish to be grammatically correct. -- No, not at all.
- -- I am not a seismologist so cannot comment on the semantic logic.
- You must phrase east and west consistently and with equivalent capitalization if you wish to be grammatically correct.
- -- No, not at all.
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1.Is above sentence logically as well as grammatically correct?-- I am not a seismologist so cannot comment on the semantic logic. You must phrase east and west consistently and with equivalent capitalization if you wish to be grammatically correct.
2.Don't we need comma after area?-- No, not at all.
2.Don't we need comma after area?-- No, not at all.
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Mister Micawber1.Is above sentence logically as well as grammatically correct?-- I am not a seismologist so cannot comment on the semantic logic. You must phrase east and west consistently and with equivalent capitalization if you wish to be grammatically correct.2.Don't we need comma after area?-- No, not at all.
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pokhwith if-clause first, we've got to have comma... but why dont we need a comma when the if clause comes after the main clause?It's not just if-clauses. The same pattern of punctuation applies with any subordinate idea. If the
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