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BoSsSy Posted 9 years ago
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Is the name of the person an emphasis in this sentence?

Is the name of the person an emphasis in this sentence?

The father of him, Jimmy, is the policeman.

Also, did I place the commas correctly?

  

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BoSsSy Is the name of the person an emphasis in this sentence? The father of him, Jimmy , is the policeman. Also, did I place the commas correctly?

  • BoSsSy Is the name of the person an emphasis in this sentence?
  • The father of him, Jimmy , is the policeman.
  • Also, did I place the commas correctly?
  • Just use your voice to emphasize "Jimmy", but use this: His father Jimmy is the policeman (that we were talking about).
  • We don't say "the father of him"; we say "his father".
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BoSsSy

Is the name of the person an emphasis in this sentence?

The father of him, Jimmy, is the policeman.

Also, did I place the commas correctly?

Just use your voice to emphasize "Jimmy", but use this:

His father Jimmy is the policeman (that we were talking about).

We don't say "the father o

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