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Grammar 2000 Posted 9 years ago
Grammar

Punctuation

Is this sentence punctuated correctly?

My brother, Sam, is the tallest of the four boys in our family.

  

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No, because it implies that Sam is your only brother, which can't be possible if there are four boys. It should be: My brother Sam is the tallest of the four boys in our family.

  • No, because it implies that Sam is your only brother, which can't be possible if there are four boys.
  • It should be: My brother Sam is the tallest of the four boys in our family.
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No, because it implies that Sam is your only brother, which can't be possible if there are four boys. It should be:

My brother Sam is the tallest of the four boys in our family.

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