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Petusek Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

Punctuation (using a comma)

Hello everyone,

Should there be a comma (or another puncuation mark) in the following example?

...as well as in the present representative species the American [Latin species name] and [Lating species name].

It might be the influence of my native language, but I feel there should be something between species and the.

Any advice appreciated!

P.
  

Top answer

petusek as well as in the present representative species the American [Latin species name] and [Lating species name]. If you want to get some answer on that, you need to provide a full statement, not a mere phrase out of the context.

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  • petusek as well as in the present representative species the American [Latin species name] and [Lating species name].
  • If you want to get some answer on that, you need to provide a full statement, not a mere phrase out of the context.
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petusekas well as in the present representative species the American [Latin species name] and [Lating species name].
If you want to get some answer on that, you need to provide a full statement, not a mere phrase out of the context.
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petusekbut I feel there should be something between species and the.
I do, too.
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Good point, thank you, how silly of me! Although I thought it was obvious, I can see now it mightn't have been clear that the two American species (species one and species two) were, in fact, the actual representative species themselves. In other words, the intended structure is not A + B + C, but rather something like A = A1 + A2, if you see what I mean (A = present repres
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petusek I hope this clarifies it sufficiently. P.
Yes. Use the comma.
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