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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Parallel structure and comma
Do I need a comma before and ?
Terrorists believe that terrorism is the only strategy available to them, and terrorism is what really works.
Terrorists believe that terrorism is the only strategy available to them, and terrorism is what really works.
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Hi, Do I need a comma before and ? Terrorists believe that terrorism is the only strategy available to them, and terrorism is what really works. Without a comma, I'd understand this to mean that these are two things terrorists believe.
- Hi, Do I need a comma before and ?
- Terrorists believe that terrorism is the only strategy available to them, and terrorism is what really works.
- Without a comma, I'd understand this to mean that these are two things terrorists believe.
- But i'd suggest Terrorists believe that terrorism is the only strategy available to them and that terrorism is what really works.
- With a comma , I'm not sure whether the above is the intended meaning, or whether the second part is an assertion by the writer.
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Hi,
Do I need a comma before and ?
Terrorists believe that terrorism is the only strategy available to them, and terrorism is what really works.
Without a comma, I'd understand this to mean that these are two things terrorists believe. But i'd suggest
Terrorists believe that terrorism is the only strategy available to them and that t
Do I need a comma before and ?
Terrorists believe that terrorism is the only strategy available to them, and terrorism is what really works.
Without a comma, I'd understand this to mean that these are two things terrorists believe. But i'd suggest
Terrorists believe that terrorism is the only strategy available to them and that t
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