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Hungry Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

Punctuation (Period or Comma or ...?)

1font00Could someone please have a look at the following sentence for punctuation mistakes? I’ve put parentheses where I myself doubt.02font02br
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00They are the beginning of life or, as Wordsworth put it, “the child is the father of the man”01b01font00(.02font02b01font01font00)02font05000 02font00 00the origin and the future.030srchttp://www.usingenglish.com/forum/images/smilies/icon_confused.gif
  

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02font 02br 02br 00Definitely don't put a period there. 02br 02br 00However, the quotation sits awkwardly in the middle of the sentence. In addition, the sentence has three 'parts' and there is duality in parts two and three but not in part one.

— Clive

  • 02font 02br 02br 00Definitely don't put a period there.
  • 02br 02br 00However, the quotation sits awkwardly in the middle of the sentence.
  • In addition, the sentence has three 'parts' and there is duality in parts two and three but not in part one.
  • )02i 00 of life, or the origin and the future.
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0Hi,02br
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01font00They are the beginning of life or, as Wordsworth put it, “the child is the father of the man”01b00(.02b00)05000 00 the origin and the future.02font02br
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00Definitely don't put a period there. If you must leave the sentence as written, put a comma.02br

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0Dear Clive,02br
00It’s so nice of you for always being there to help me. I am very thankful to you. Please bear with me if I don’t thank you adequately. Because I think what you have done for me so far deserves a colourful bunch of thanks. I really appreciate your help, and respect your kind suggestions, comments and advices. I pray to *** you get every good thing you want in your l
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0Hi,02br
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00Please read very carefully as I've made a small number of small alterations.02br
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00You're welcome.05002br
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00Clive02br
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01font00v 01b00COMMENTARY ( of '02b00Children' by 'Henry Wadsworth Longfellow')02font02br
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0Dearest Clive,02br
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00Thanks a lot for taking some of your very precious time out for me, and making the respectable alterations.05002br
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00May the blessings of *** always shower upon you.02br
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00Hungry010id1
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0Won't 01font01b00"t"02b02font00 be capitalized (i.e., "01font01b00T02b02font00he child is the father of the man.")?02br
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00By the way I have googled on both of the sentences. 02br
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