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Ducks1160 Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
More Comma Confusion
Herman looped a string through the fish's gills and put it back into the water, tied to a branch.
Do I need a comma after gills?
Is the comma after water required?
I think I have studied this stuff to a point where it has totally burned my brain out. I would like to write this sentence without any commas.
Do I need a comma after gills?
Is the comma after water required?
I think I have studied this stuff to a point where it has totally burned my brain out. I would like to write this sentence without any commas.
Top answer
No you don't need one after gills. Yes you need one after water. Otherwise you'd have "water tied to a branch" which doesn't make sense.
- No you don't need one after gills.
- Yes you need one after water.
- Otherwise you'd have "water tied to a branch" which doesn't make sense.
- With the comma, it refers back to the fish - even though you never referred to the fish - only its gills.
- Logic makes you understand that "tied to a branch" is now describing the entire fish.
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No you don't need one after gills.
Yes you need one after water.
Otherwise you'd have "water tied to a branch" which doesn't make sense. With the comma, it refers back to the fish - even though you never referred to the fish - only its gills. Logic makes you understand that "tied to a branch" is now describing the entire fish.
If this is yours, rewrite it. Herman looped a
Yes you need one after water.
Otherwise you'd have "water tied to a branch" which doesn't make sense. With the comma, it refers back to the fish - even though you never referred to the fish - only its gills. Logic makes you understand that "tied to a branch" is now describing the entire fish.
If this is yours, rewrite it. Herman looped a
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