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Snarf Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Run-on/Comma(s) Query

The two men holding Dalia force her to her knees as their leader takes out a sword and holds it over her neck.

That's not a run-on sentence without any commas there, is it? To me it seems smooth enough.

Thanks.
  

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Snarf That's not a run-on sentence … , is it? No, and no commas are necessary. The sentence is fine.

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  • Snarf That's not a run-on sentence … , is it?
  • No, and no commas are necessary.
  • The sentence is fine.
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SnarfThat's not a run-on sentence … , is it?
No, and no commas are necessary. The sentence is fine.
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All right, thanks. Now let me ask you: Do you normally put a comma before "as if," when "as if" comes in the middle of a sentence, even if it isn't mandatory?

Thanks.
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Give me some examples, please.
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He jumped up from his seat, as if something just startled him.
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I wouldn’t use a comma there.
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Well, what's the difference between that sentence and this one?

She suddenly turns to him, as if something truly grand just occurred to her.

You told me in a thread a while ago, when I asked about it, that even though it seems smooth without the comma, you would still use a comma there. Why is that one different than the example I just gave you?
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He jumped up from his seat as if something just startled him.
She suddenly turns to him, as if something truly grand just occurred to her.
SnarfWhy is that one different than the example I just gave you?
The difference is very subtle, and it may exist in my mind only. The subordinate clause in #1 strikes me as more essential than the one in #2,
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