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Greatmilinko8451 Posted 19 years ago
Grammar
Is the bolded comma correct?
In 2004, the project was brought to a halt when James Hetfield checked into a California rehab facility, where he would spend the next six months, overcoming a drug addiction.
I though it should be there because I think it's a praticiple phrase modifying 'he', but it doesn't seem like it belongs.
I though it should be there because I think it's a praticiple phrase modifying 'he', but it doesn't seem like it belongs.
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Personally I would not put it in.
- Personally I would not put it in.
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Well, I'm not Clive, but would you say "I spent three hours, weeding my garden" or "I was at the beach all day, looking for sand dollars"?
I would leave out the commas there, and I would leave the bold comma in your original.
I would leave out the commas there, and I would leave the bold comma in your original.
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You're talking about the comma after months, correct?
I think both work:
- no comma: strong connection between the two parts, the accent is on spend overcoming
- comma: what's after the comma would become a bit paranthetical, secondary; the accent is on spend (some time, six months)
I think both work:
- no comma: strong connection between the two parts, the accent is on spend overcoming
- comma: what's after the comma would become a bit paranthetical, secondary; the accent is on spend (some time, six months)
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Should I remove it on the grounds that the comma would inturpt the subject from its verb?
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It should not be there because you are saying that this place, the rehab center, is the place in which he is recovering. If you use a comma, then you're it sounds more like he is simply recovering from a drug addiction.
Can anybody back me up?
Can anybody back me up?
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Hi guys,
In my opinion, Marius gave you good advice in his post about 'strong' and 'parenthetical' connections.
Consider a simpler example. 'Tom spent a year in Spain reading 20 books'.
This suggests that the purpose of his stay in Spain was to read 20 books.
If you put a comma after Spain, it sounds like 'Tom s
In my opinion, Marius gave you good advice in his post about 'strong' and 'parenthetical' connections.
Consider a simpler example. 'Tom spent a year in Spain reading 20 books'.
This suggests that the purpose of his stay in Spain was to read 20 books.
If you put a comma after Spain, it sounds like 'Tom s
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