Punctuation matters
1. You, as a non-native English speaker, should learn English words, as many as you can if you want to be fluent in this language.
2. You, as a non-native English speaker, should learn English words, as many as you can, if you want to be fluent in this language.
From a strictly grammatical (or even better, punctuational) viewpoint, which version is correct? I'd go for #2 because #1 lacks a comma, IMHO. (But in the spoken language there is no difference, of course.)
What do you think?
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anonymous What do you think? I prefer #1. I'd probably use a dash.
- anonymous What do you think?
- I prefer #1.
- I'd probably use a dash.
- You, as a non-native English speaker, should learn English words — as many as you can if you want to be fluent in this language.
- Subordinate clauses at the ends of sentences are not typically set off by a comma.
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anonymousWhat do you think?
I prefer #1. I'd probably use a dash.
You, as a non-native English speaker, should learn English words — as many as you can if you want to be fluent in this language.
Subordinate clauses at the ends of sentences are not typically set off by a comma. Only at the beginning.
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