“Right now, in Springfield” commas
I’m having trouble with knowing when, syntactically, to play commas between certain adverbials. For example, in the sentence:
”Right now, in Springfield, violence is erupting at the townhall.”
Or is it better
”Right now in Springfield, violence is erupting at the townhall.”
is there a way to know which is correct? What’s the rules?
Top answer
” This is better. Commas can help the reader make sense of the major parts of a long sentence, but when they occur too close together they only chop up the text and impede the reader's progress through the sentence. anonymous What’s What are the rules?
- ” This is better.
- Commas can help the reader make sense of the major parts of a long sentence, but when they occur too close together they only chop up the text and impede the reader's progress through the sentence.
- anonymous What’s What are the rules?
- Use as few commas as possible.
- CJ
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anonymous”Right now in Springfield, violence is erupting at the town hall.”
This is better. Commas can help the reader make sense of the major parts of a long sentence, but when they occur too close together they only chop up the text and impede the reader's progress through the sentence.
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