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Jamesmymail Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
Is this the right sentence?
Declining to comment on his new role in the party, whether he will join the zone if the party wins or move to city, Mr. Shah said he was content with his existing position.
I asked this question, because last comma (,) is creating dilemma. And I am not able to understand, is this correct?
I asked this question, because last comma (,) is creating dilemma. And I am not able to understand, is this correct?
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It is the first comma that is a problem. It should be fixed this way: Declining to comment on his new role in the party and on whether he will join the zone if the party wins or move to the cit y, Mr. Shah said he was content with his existing position.
- It is the first comma that is a problem.
- It should be fixed this way: Declining to comment on his new role in the party and on whether he will join the zone if the party wins or move to the cit y, Mr.
- Shah said he was content with his existing position.
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It is the first comma that is a problem. It should be fixed this way:
Declining to comment on his new role in the party and on whether he will join the zone if the party wins or move to the city, Mr. Shah said he was content with his existing position.
Declining to comment on his new role in the party and on whether he will join the zone if the party wins or move to the city, Mr. Shah said he was content with his existing position.
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Can comma is capable to associate two sentences? I think, that here is two sentences. Kindly clarify.
Declining to comment on his new role in the party and on whether he will join the zone if the party wins or move to the city
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Mr. Shah said he was content with his existing position.
Declining to comment on his new role in the party and on whether he will join the zone if the party wins or move to the city
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Mr. Shah said he was content with his existing position.
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jamesmymailAm I right???????No. The first clause is no longer a sentence. In my original revision, the 1st, non-finite clause is dependent upon the main clause ('Mr Shah said...position').
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A sentence is a linguistic unit consisting of one or more words that are grammatically linked.
So, why first clause is not a sentence? Kindly more enlighten on it.
So, why first clause is not a sentence? Kindly more enlighten on it.
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jamesmymailA sentence is a linguistic unit consisting of one or more words that are grammatically linked.No, that is not an adequate definition. 'A small elephant' is such a unit, but it is not a sentence.
You can try some of these links for good defintions of a sentence:
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