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Anon f8r Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Is this sentence correct?
Dora, as a single mother of two young children, has to struggle for survival. Can I leave out the commas?
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" it depends on if you want to use the adj clause to describe something that everybody has already known . everybody hasn't known Dora . you have to use , that is what i think .
- " it depends on if you want to use the adj clause to describe something that everybody has already known .
- everybody hasn't known Dora .
- you have to use , that is what i think .
- hope That can help you By Zson
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I think
"Dora , who is a single mother with tow young children , has to struggle for survival ."
it depends on if you want to use the adj clause to describe something that everybody has already
known .
everybody hasn't known Dora . you have to use ,
that is what i think . hope That can help you
By Zson
"Dora , who is a single mother with tow young children , has to struggle for survival ."
it depends on if you want to use the adj clause to describe something that everybody has already
known .
everybody hasn't known Dora . you have to use ,
that is what i think . hope That can help you
By Zson
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Not really.
You can say "As a single mother... children, Dora has to...
You can say "As a single mother... children, Dora has to...
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Thank you Grammar Geek.
Do you mean that my sentence is ok? Is the pair of commas compulsary?
Do you mean that my sentence is ok? Is the pair of commas compulsary?
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Yes, in that order, both commas are required.
It's what's called an appositive. See this: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/grammar/g_appos.html
(I really like the OWL at Purdue. Very helpful.)
It's what's called an appositive. See this: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/grammar/g_appos.html
(I really like the OWL at Purdue. Very helpful.)
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HongkieDora, as a single mother of two young children, has to struggle for survival. Can I leave out the commas?No. You can't leave them out. The proper noun Dora is already as restricted as you can get. It specifies one person and no other already. So only non-restrictive phrases and clauses can be added, and that means commas are needed
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