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Seagull Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

Punctuation

Bob was watching television in the living room(,) reading a magazine.

Is the comma in the parentheses necessary? Which sentence is better, with or without a comma?
  

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seagull Is the comma in the parentheses necessary? Yes. seagull Which sentence is better, with or without a comma?

  • seagull Is the comma in the parentheses necessary?
  • Yes.
  • seagull Which sentence is better, with or without a comma?
  • Both are poorly composed.
  • Bob was watching television and reading a magazine in the living room.
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seagullIs the comma in the parentheses necessary?
Yes.
seagullWhich sentence is better, with or without a comma?
Both are poorly composed.

Bob was watching television and reading a magazine in the living room.
Bob was in the living room(,) reading a magazine and watching television.
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I understand.
Thank you so much for your corrections, Mister Micawber.

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