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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
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'of course' and comma?
When is comma inserted beside 'of course'?
I found different examples in (http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/%20of%20course?s=t).
1. Such territory has of course been substantially covered already.
2. Much depends, of course, on what sort of trees they are.
I found different examples in (http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/%20of%20course?s=t).
1. Such territory has of course been substantially covered already.
2. Much depends, of course, on what sort of trees they are.
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Anonymous 1. 2. Much depends, of course, on what sort of trees they are.
- Anonymous 1.
- 2.
- Much depends, of course, on what sort of trees they are.
- You may do it either way.
- Use commas for the reader to pause and think or to make the sentence meaning clear.
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Anonymous1. Such territory has of course been substantially covered already.2. Much depends, of course, on what sort of trees they are.You may do it either way. Use commas for the reader to pause and think or to make the sentence meaning clear.
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When is the phrase "of course" set off by commas?
It is set off by commas when a native speaker would pause slightly before and after the phrase when speaking the sentence in which it is embedded. Usually the phrase is an aside, so pauses are more common than not.
It is set off by commas when a native speaker would pause slightly before and after the phrase when speaking the sentence in which it is embedded. Usually the phrase is an aside, so pauses are more common than not.
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