Punctuation rules
Hi everybody.
I´d like to know which of these sentences is incorrect:
John saw my dog, and suddenly, he shouted for help.
John saw my dog and, suddenly, he shouted for help.
In my opinion, in sentence 2 we can delete the words written between commas without taking away its sense. In sentence 1 we can´t do so.
Am I write?
Thanks in advance.
Top answer
4444mv Am I write ? right, not write. htm In my opinion, no commas at all are needed in that compound sentence.
- 4444mv Am I write ?
- right, not write.
- htm In my opinion, no commas at all are needed in that compound sentence.
- It has two very short main clauses.
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4444mvAm Iwrite?
right, not write.
See points #2 and #3 here:
http://guidetogrammar.org/grammar/commas.htm
In my opinion, no commas at all are needed in that compound sentence. It has two very short main clauses.
0With commas, try to ask yourself what you are trying to achieve by using each one in a sentence.
Here are valid ways to write this.
John saw my dog and suddenly he shouted for help. This hits the reader with all the information at once.
John saw my dog and, suddenly, he shouted for help. This is your #2. It makes 'suddenly' seem more parenthe
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