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LiggetSe Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

Repeat the Subject in the Second Clause?

Is it incorrect grammar to omit the subject in the second clause?

For example, "I studied hard, but failed".

No need to repeat "I", right? As in, "I studied hard, but I failed".

It's redundant and unnecessary, correct?
  

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LiggetSe Is it incorrect grammar to omit the subject in the second clause? No, your example is fine, but I wouldn't use the comma. LiggetSe No need to repeat "I", right?

— RandomGuy

  • LiggetSe Is it incorrect grammar to omit the subject in the second clause?
  • No, your example is fine, but I wouldn't use the comma.
  • LiggetSe No need to repeat "I", right?
  • As in, "I studied hard, but I failed".
  • It's not mandatory, but there is no harm in doing so.
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LiggetSeIs it incorrect grammar to omit the subject in the second clause?
No, your example is fine, but I wouldn't use the comma.
LiggetSeNo need to repeat "I", right? As in, "I studied hard, but I failed".
It's not mandatory, but there is no harm in doing so. Here, the comma is desirable.
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But the including the comma is not a grammatical error for the first example, right?I just want to make sure I understand this...
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I consider it a punctuation error.
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Interesting...
So which is the better option? I've been told that omitting the subject is a "stylistic choice" but frankly I think it's more correct than the other option, what about you?
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Neither is better or "more correct" than the other.
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