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Ghost Writer Posted 20 years ago
Linguistics Studies
Incorrect comma usage or style concern?
I was on a website and could not determine if its usage of conjunctions was correct: Click here for the website.
The website has this to say about using and as a conjunction:
To suggest that one idea is in contrast to another (frequently replaced by but in this usage): "Juanita is brilliant and Shalimar has a pleasant personality."
My problem is that I believe a comma should come before and. Both of the sentences could be split into independent clauses; however, they may be wrongfully represented independent clauses.
Another part of this website talks about correlative conjunction. I was looking at a part of the website and believe that passive voice would have been a better consider. Otherwise, a comma was necessary within the sentence to take away ambiguity.
But is my concern a concern of style?
"Whether you win this race or lose it doesn't matter as long as you do your best."
Shouldn't this sentence be as follows:
Whether you win this race or lose it, doesn't matter as long as you do your best.
The website has this to say about using and as a conjunction:
To suggest that one idea is in contrast to another (frequently replaced by but in this usage): "Juanita is brilliant and Shalimar has a pleasant personality."
My problem is that I believe a comma should come before and. Both of the sentences could be split into independent clauses; however, they may be wrongfully represented independent clauses.
Another part of this website talks about correlative conjunction. I was looking at a part of the website and believe that passive voice would have been a better consider. Otherwise, a comma was necessary within the sentence to take away ambiguity.
But is my concern a concern of style?
"Whether you win this race or lose it doesn't matter as long as you do your best."
Shouldn't this sentence be as follows:
Whether you win this race or lose it, doesn't matter as long as you do your best.
Top answer
Hello GW-- welcome to English Forums. 1-- That is overall a reliable website, and I recommend it. It may have been an oversight not to use a comma after brilliant -- only because it is a grammar site and has duty of care.
- Hello GW-- welcome to English Forums.
- 1-- That is overall a reliable website, and I recommend it.
- It may have been an oversight not to use a comma after brilliant -- only because it is a grammar site and has duty of care.
- Nevertheless, it is common, and accepted by many, to omit commas in short and especially contrasting independent clauses, as unnecessary and rather cluttering.
- I certainly do so.
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Hello GW-- welcome to English Forums.
1-- That is overall a reliable website, and I recommend it. It may have been an oversight not to use a comma after brilliant-- only because it is a grammar site and has duty of care. Nevertheless, it is common, and accepted by many, to omit commas in short and especially contrasting independent clauses, as unnecessary and rather cluttering.
1-- That is overall a reliable website, and I recommend it. It may have been an oversight not to use a comma after brilliant-- only because it is a grammar site and has duty of care. Nevertheless, it is common, and accepted by many, to omit commas in short and especially contrasting independent clauses, as unnecessary and rather cluttering.
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Juanita is brilliant and Shalimar has a pleasant personality.
Here you just give the attributes of Juanita and Shalimar, who are sisters for example.
Juanita is brilliant, and Shalimar has a pleasant personality.
There must be a reason for a comma. For example someone has just said: "Juanita has a pleasant personality and Shalimar is brilliant." You
Here you just give the attributes of Juanita and Shalimar, who are sisters for example.
Juanita is brilliant, and Shalimar has a pleasant personality.
There must be a reason for a comma. For example someone has just said: "Juanita has a pleasant personality and Shalimar is brilliant." You
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Whether you win this race or lose doesn't matter, as long as you do your best.
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