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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
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Is this sentence punctuated correctly (Watching horror movies, as a child I was always afraid to sleep by myself.)
Watching horror movies, as a child I was always afraid to sleep by myself.
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" It's really a bit ambiguous. Of course, "as a child" applies to both actions in the reader's mind, regardless of where you put the comma. Actually, it wouldn't be any worse if you were to omit the comma.
- " It's really a bit ambiguous.
- Of course, "as a child" applies to both actions in the reader's mind, regardless of where you put the comma.
- Actually, it wouldn't be any worse if you were to omit the comma.
- Were you afraid to sleep by yourself only while, or immediately after watching horror movies, or, as a child, were you perpetually afraid to sleep by yourself, because of your habit of occasionally watching horror movies?
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In my opinion, the comma should come after "child."
It's really a bit ambiguous. Of course, "as a child" applies to both actions in the reader's mind, regardless of where you put the comma. Actually, it wouldn't be any worse if you were to omit the comma.
Were you afraid to sleep by yourself only while, or immediately after watching horror movies,
or, as a child, were you
It's really a bit ambiguous. Of course, "as a child" applies to both actions in the reader's mind, regardless of where you put the comma. Actually, it wouldn't be any worse if you were to omit the comma.
Were you afraid to sleep by yourself only while, or immediately after watching horror movies,
or, as a child, were you
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