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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
Placing Comma's
Hi,
On the 28th of June, 1849, I sailed from New York, in the U.S. Mail steamship Falcon, bound for Chagres.
Why do you put a comma after York and Falcon in English? What is the rule behind this?
On the 28th of June, 1849, I sailed from New York, in the U.S. Mail steamship Falcon, bound for Chagres.
Why do you put a comma after York and Falcon in English? What is the rule behind this?
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The plural of 'comma' is 'commas'. Anonymous Why do you put a comma after York and Falcon in English? What is the rule behind this?
- The plural of 'comma' is 'commas'.
- Anonymous Why do you put a comma after York and Falcon in English?
- What is the rule behind this?
- There is no call for the comma after 'New York', so omit it.
- The comma after 'Falcon' could be omitted also, but it is OK if the writer is intent on making 'bound for Chagres' non-restrictive.
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The plural of 'comma' is 'commas'.
AnonymousWhy do you put a comma after York and Falcon in English? What is the rule behind this?There is no call for the comma after 'New York', so omit it. The comma after 'Falcon' could be omitted also, but it is OK if the writer is intent on making 'bound for Chagres' non-restrictive.
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