It's about a comma use in a little long sentences.
Good evening. The example sentence is;
"Today the leaders of some countries declared that they would be in a war by meeting in a hidden building."
The question, Should we put a comma before "by" ?
I mean, they declared by meeting. I don't mean, they would be in a war by meeting.
"By" here belongs to "declared".
Therefore, I think i should put a comma for meaning not to be mixed.
Finally, to specify what belongs where,
I want the sentence to be like;
"Today the leaders of some countries declared that they would be in a war, by meeting in a hidden building."
What do you all think? Thank you in advance.
Top answer
It's an awkwardly worded sentence. If they 'declared by meeting', you should move the phrase like this. " in a hidden building seems odd here.
- It's an awkwardly worded sentence.
- If they 'declared by meeting', you should move the phrase like this.
- " in a hidden building seems odd here.
- It's too much detail.
- I'd just say ' secretly'.
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It's an awkwardly worded sentence.
If they 'declared by meeting', you should move the phrase like this.
eg "Today the leaders of some countries declared by meeting in a hidden building that they would be in a war."
in a hidden building seems odd here. It's too much detail. I'd just say 'secretly'.
We usually just say eg Countries A and B declared w
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