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English 1b3 Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Punctuation use with phrases
a. Would you be able to provide me with some of those decorations, three of each size?
Do you accept using a comma here over an m-dash or, say, a colon?
If not, why would you accept sentence b? If yes, why a but not b?
b. I am across the street from you, by the hockey field.
Thanks
Do you accept using a comma here over an m-dash or, say, a colon?
If not, why would you accept sentence b? If yes, why a but not b?
b. I am across the street from you, by the hockey field.
Thanks
Top answer
Part of the problem with the sort of sentences you have been submitting for this topic is that they are obviously just transcriptions of conversation: hence, there is no good reason to choose one mark over the other. It could just as well read: " you. by ".
- Part of the problem with the sort of sentences you have been submitting for this topic is that they are obviously just transcriptions of conversation: hence, there is no good reason to choose one mark over the other.
- It could just as well read: " you.
- by ".
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Part of the problem with the sort of sentences you have been submitting for this topic is that they are obviously just transcriptions of conversation: hence, there is no good reason to choose one mark over the other. It could just as well read: "you. By" or "you...by".
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Hi there, I see.
What if we make them not transcriptions of conversation? I promise I'm not trying to be annoying.
In preparation for an exam, teachers should provide students with the correct books to read, one on each topic.
The areas where the public no longer access to starts at the end of Nutfield Street, by the hockey field.
What if we make them not transcriptions of conversation? I promise I'm not trying to be annoying.
In preparation for an exam, teachers should provide students with the correct books to read, one on each topic.
The areas where the public no longer access to starts at the end of Nutfield Street, by the hockey field.
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That's more like it.
In preparation for an exam, teachers should provide students with the correct books to read, one on each topic.-- Comma seems fine.
The areas which the public can no longer access start at the end of Nutfield Street, by the hockey field.-- Comma seems possible, but I would omit any punctuation there.
In preparation for an exam, teachers should provide students with the correct books to read, one on each topic.-- Comma seems fine.
The areas which the public can no longer access start at the end of Nutfield Street, by the hockey field.-- Comma seems possible, but I would omit any punctuation there.
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