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99munsea94 Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

Preposition as a Completer?

Can someone explain which comma rule the following sentence pertains to:

"Use a semicolon between two complete sentences in place of a conjunction, or joining word." -- from 'Webster's New World: Punctuation Simplified and Applied'

The phrase after the comma, 'joining word', is a coordinated completer of the earlier preposition 'of', but why's it separated with a comma? Is the writer treating the second phrase as an appositive somehow? It's the only explanation I can seem to fathom...

Thanks for any answers I may receive.
  

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99munsea94 why's it separated with a comma? It's typical to write comma-or ( , or ) before a definition of the preceding word or phrase. "also known as" is a wordier way of saying the same thing.

— CalifJim

  • 99munsea94 why's it separated with a comma?
  • It's typical to write comma-or ( , or ) before a definition of the preceding word or phrase.
  • "also known as" is a wordier way of saying the same thing.
  • a conjunction, also known as a joining word ...
  • CJ
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99munsea94why's it separated with a comma?
It's typical to write comma-or (, or) before a definition of the preceding word or phrase. "also known as" is a wordier way of saying the same thing.

... a conjunction, also known as a joining word ...

CJ
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So what rules does it come under, CJ? Is it to be treated as a nonessential aside?
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99munsea94So what rules does it come under, CJ?
I'm the wrong person to ask. I don't even know the various classifications of rule types you're alluding to. "Nonessential aside" sounds good to me.

CJ
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