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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

Restrictive or essential?

Hi. Do you see a need to put a comma after the word "Army"? Do you see what comes after the word "Army" as essential (to the sentence)?

He was a veteran of the U.S. Army having served in the Korean conflict.
  

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S. Army . Your sentence seems to be incomplete .

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I would say: Having served in the Korean conflict, he was a veteran of the U.S. Army .

Your sentence seems to be incomplete .
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I agree with Soeleen, and also like her suggestion that the word order be reversed. [Y]

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