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Yanx Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Parenthesis
Hi,
I have a question regarding the parenthesis structure. In the following scenarios, both sentences using this structure and the other two without this structure should be all correct in meaning. But I have no idea which pattern is preferable when I speak or write. Please help me with this.. Or if you can tell me when should I use which pattern, I would highly appreciate it Thanks!
1. Since your pricing is much higher than expected, our order quantity, I am afraid, will not be that much.
2. The man, he said, is very easy to get along with.
3. Since your pricing is much higher than expected, I am afraid our order quantity will not be that much.
4. He said the man is very easy to get along with.
I have a question regarding the parenthesis structure. In the following scenarios, both sentences using this structure and the other two without this structure should be all correct in meaning. But I have no idea which pattern is preferable when I speak or write. Please help me with this.. Or if you can tell me when should I use which pattern, I would highly appreciate it Thanks!
1. Since your pricing is much higher than expected, our order quantity, I am afraid, will not be that much.
2. The man, he said, is very easy to get along with.
3. Since your pricing is much higher than expected, I am afraid our order quantity will not be that much.
4. He said the man is very easy to get along with.
Top answer
Do you mean comma ( , ) or parentheses ( ) ? Sentences 3 and 4 are correct. 1 and 2 are not.
- Do you mean comma ( , ) or parentheses ( ) ?
- Sentences 3 and 4 are correct.
- 1 and 2 are not.
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Do you mean comma ( , ) or parentheses ( ) ?
Sentences 3 and 4 are correct. 1 and 2 are not.
Sentences 3 and 4 are correct. 1 and 2 are not.
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JohnParisDo you mean comma ( , ) or parentheses ( ) ?Sentences 3 and 4 are correct. 1 and 2 are not.I mean this parts of the sentence:"I am afraid" and "he said". Sorry about this confusion..
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As parenthetical structures, 1. and 2. are rather clumsy but not technically ungrammatical. Because we tend to write more formally and carefully than we speak, I can imagine the parenthetical clauses in 1. and 2. being included as spontaneous afterthoughts as someone speaks but not as well-structured sentences that someone writes.
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