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Andrew Chen 7724 Posted 14 years ago
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Please help with comma usage and "nor"
Hello, I'm working on my personal statement for medical school applications and I would greatly appreciate your help with one sentence that's bothering me.
"I could not witness the gratitude of a patient who had been treated successfully with medication that I had helped develop, nor could I alleviate the suffering of someone who could not be cured."
In this case, is the usage of a comma before the word "nor" correct? Because I feel that it should be, but "could I alleviate..." doesn't seem like a full sentence to me. Thanks in advance for your help.
"I could not witness the gratitude of a patient who had been treated successfully with medication that I had helped develop, nor could I alleviate the suffering of someone who could not be cured."
In this case, is the usage of a comma before the word "nor" correct? Because I feel that it should be, but "could I alleviate..." doesn't seem like a full sentence to me. Thanks in advance for your help.
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Hi, In this case, is the usage of a comma before the word "nor" correct? Yes, it's fine, particularly because the sentence's two parts are long. " doesn't seem like a full sentence to me.
- Hi, In this case, is the usage of a comma before the word "nor" correct?
- Yes, it's fine, particularly because the sentence's two parts are long.
- " doesn't seem like a full sentence to me.
- It's not a full sentence.
- It's part of the larger sentence.
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Hi,
In this case, is the usage of a comma before the word "nor" correct? Yes, it's fine, particularly because the sentence's two parts are long.
Because I feel that it should be, but "could I alleviate..." doesn't seem like a full sentence to me. It's not a full sentence. It's part of
In this case, is the usage of a comma before the word "nor" correct? Yes, it's fine, particularly because the sentence's two parts are long.
Because I feel that it should be, but "could I alleviate..." doesn't seem like a full sentence to me. It's not a full sentence. It's part of
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