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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Questions on comma use
Hi. Please help me with two questions.
1. Do commas here correctly placed? I tend not to put a comma after the conjunction "but."
As I came near home, I spotted something blue, but, before I could figure out what it was, I felt a hand tapping on my shoulder. I turned around and saw it was my wife.
2. Are these correct? They look similar (if not the same) in structure. Why one has a comma and one doesn't before the conjunction "but"?
a busy, but impoverished middle-aged salesman
a dashing but impoverished young salesman
1. Do commas here correctly placed? I tend not to put a comma after the conjunction "but."
As I came near home, I spotted something blue, but, before I could figure out what it was, I felt a hand tapping on my shoulder. I turned around and saw it was my wife.
2. Are these correct? They look similar (if not the same) in structure. Why one has a comma and one doesn't before the conjunction "but"?
a busy, but impoverished middle-aged salesman
a dashing but impoverished young salesman
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Anonymous Hi. Please help me with two questions. 1.
- Anonymous Hi.
- Please help me with two questions.
- 1.
- Do commas here correctly placed?
- " As I came near home, I spotted something blue, but , before I could figure out what it was, I felt a hand tapping on my shoulder.
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AnonymousHi. Please help me with two questions.
1. Do commas here correctly placed? I tend not to put a comma after the conjunction "but."
As I came near home, I spotted something blue, but, before I could figure out what it was, I felt a hand tapping on my shoulder. I turned around and saw it was my wife.
2. Are these correct? They look
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