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JaCKo__007 Posted 19 years ago
Grammar
Serial questions in one sentence
Hi all!
Say you had a series of questions, jammed them in one sentence and added a question mark at the end. Is that ok, perhaps a matter of style, or is it just plain sloppy?
E.g. Do they value the quality of their lives, are they ready to face the challenge and how much of a chance do you give them, if any?
Thanks!
Say you had a series of questions, jammed them in one sentence and added a question mark at the end. Is that ok, perhaps a matter of style, or is it just plain sloppy?
E.g. Do they value the quality of their lives, are they ready to face the challenge and how much of a chance do you give them, if any?
Thanks!
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I would add a comma after challenge . As such, to me this is 'Sunday supplement' style -- not at all formal. CJ
- I would add a comma after challenge .
- As such, to me this is 'Sunday supplement' style -- not at all formal.
- CJ
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I would add a comma after challenge. As such, to me this is 'Sunday supplement' style -- not at all formal.
CJ
CJ
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Wouldn't the comma after challenge be an "Oxford" comma in this case? Supposedly not entirely necessary in BrE, right?
Thanks for the tip on the informality of the "Sunday supplement" style (I like the expression). So I gather you would separate them and add question marks after each question. Am I right?
Thanks for the tip on the informality of the "Sunday supplement" style (I like the expression). So I gather you would separate them and add question marks after each question. Am I right?
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Supposedly not entirely necessary in BrE, right? -- Yes, that's my understanding.
I would separate them and use question marks between, yes, if I were doing more formal writing.
But I would leave them as you have written them if I were writing them for -- well -- a Sunday supplement of a newspaper!
I would separate them and use question marks between, yes, if I were doing more formal writing.
But I would leave them as you have written them if I were writing them for -- well -- a Sunday supplement of a newspaper!
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