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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Should I use a comma here?

I valued an instrument issued by the company, called XYZ.
or
I valued an instrument issued by the company called XYZ.

Thanks.
  

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Hi, I valued an instrument issued by the company, called XYZ. or I valued an instrument issued by the company called XYZ. Don't use a comma.

— Clive

  • Hi, I valued an instrument issued by the company, called XYZ.
  • or I valued an instrument issued by the company called XYZ.
  • Don't use a comma.
  • Another, more natural way to say this is I valued an instrument issued by XYZ.
  • Clive
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Hi,

I valued an instrument issued by the company, called XYZ.
or
I valued an instrument issued by the company called XYZ.

Don't use a comma.
Another, more natural way to say this is
I valued an instrument issued by XYZ.

Clive
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Oh I think my sentence is confusing.
XYZ is the instrument, not the name of the company.
So the sentence doesn't make sense at all?

Thanks
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AnonymousI valued an instrument issued by the company, called XYZ.
<< XYZ is the instrument, not the name of the company. >>

That reading makes sense with the comma,
but of course there are better ways to frame it.
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Hi,

eg I valued an XYZ instrument issued by the company.
eg I valued an instrument, called an XYZ, issued by the company.

I assume the reader already knows which company you are referring to.

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