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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
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punctuation help?
"Tyler Riggs is reportedly in serious condition and his passenger is in critical condition after a car wreck on Friday."
Why is no comma needed after 'condition'? Is this an example of a compound subject?
Why is no comma needed after 'condition'? Is this an example of a compound subject?
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" Why is no comma needed after 'condition'? Is this an example of a compound subject? No.
- " Why is no comma needed after 'condition'?
- Is this an example of a compound subject?
- No.
- It's a compound sentence, with two independent main clauses joined by 'and'.
- Without a comma, the sentence is indeed a little ambiguous.
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Hi,
"Tyler Riggs is reportedly in serious condition and his passenger is in critical condition after a car wreck on Friday."
Why is no comma needed after 'condition'?
Is this an example of a compound subject? No. It's a compound sentence, with two independent main clauses joined by '
"Tyler Riggs is reportedly in serious condition and his passenger is in critical condition after a car wreck on Friday."
Why is no comma needed after 'condition'?
Is this an example of a compound subject? No. It's a compound sentence, with two independent main clauses joined by '
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So are you saying that because the last clause modifys the first two, no comma is needed?
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