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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
Should their be a comma here?
I read this in a book and I was wondering if there should be a comma around already? It just sounds better to me for some reason. Or should it be "already possessing"?
"Instead we show up possessing already a highly refined and individuated soul"
"Instead we show up possessing already a highly refined and individuated soul"
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Anonymous should it be "already possessing"? It should. And no comma.
- Anonymous should it be "already possessing"?
- It should.
- And no comma.
- Maybe the writer was just inverting the word order to provide some stylistic variety.
- By the way, note this: Anonymous Should their there be a comma here?
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Anonymousshould it be "already possessing"?It should. And no comma.
Maybe the writer was just inverting the word order to provide some stylistic variety.
By the way, note this:
Anonymous ShouldCJtheirthere be a comma here?
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They are optional, and would add a lot of emphasis to the word 'already'.
But usually they would not be used.
Clive
But usually they would not be used.
Clive
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