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Anonymous Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

Is a comma appropriate?

Is a comma appropriate for this sentence?

I can be a real riot without the help of those things.

Also, what dashes can I put in this sentence so it could make sense?

Every Thanksgiving, my grandfather gets vomiting-wreck drunk.

Is that correct?
  

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Hi, Is a comma appropriate for this sentence? I can be a real riot without the help of those things. 'No comma' suggests that without the help of those things is a necessary condition for my being a real riot.

— Clive

  • Hi, Is a comma appropriate for this sentence?
  • I can be a real riot without the help of those things.
  • 'No comma' suggests that without the help of those things is a necessary condition for my being a real riot.
  • A comma suggest that this is not a necessary condition.
  • My feeling is 'no comma'.
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Hi,

Is a comma appropriate for this sentence?

I can be a real riot without the help of those things.

'No comma' suggests that without the help of those things is a necessary condition for my being a real riot. A comma suggest that this is not a necessary condition.

My feeling
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