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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Misunderstandings in grammar(example)

I need a good example of why proper grammar and punctuation usage is necessary. Preferably a sentence.
  

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A woman without her man is useless. Does it mean: A woman, without her man, is useless. A woman: without her, man is useless.

— JoshStafford

  • A woman without her man is useless.
  • Does it mean: A woman, without her man, is useless.
  • A woman: without her, man is useless.
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A woman without her man is useless.

Does it mean:
  1. A woman, without her man, is useless.
  2. A woman: without her, man is useless.
(In case you are wondering, number one is grammatically correct but number two is both grammatically and factually correct.)

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where she had had had he had had had had had had was the correct answer

I think it's obvious that this is a mess without punctuation.
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