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Jawel Posted 9 years ago
Grammar

Some examples for using comma(,)

Hello everyone. Have a nice day.

I am focusing on how a sentence’s meaning change when comma is used.

I’ll text some sentences by using comma on different place of sentence and want you to tell me changes on meaning.


1-) I saw some people from England with my friends in Paris.

This sentence is not certain.

What is Paris? My friends were in Paris or I saw them when I was in Paris?

So, I want to use comma to correct this.

2-) I saw (some people from England), (with my friends), (in Paris).

The meaning i want to give is

Some people were from England.

I and my friends saw them when we were in Paris.

Did I give the wanted meaning?


3-) I saw some people from England with my friends, in Paris.

I think that the meaning here can be

“In Paris, I saw some people who were with my friends”

Am I right?


4-) We need a few rich people with luxury hotels with least 500 beds.

What does it mean?

Does mean that “We need a few rich people who have luxury hotels which have least 500 beds” ?

Thank you in advance.

  

Top answer

Jawel Did I give the wanted meaning? Your #s 1–3 are not helped by the commas; they only become more awkward. You need to recast: While I was in Paris with friends, I saw some people from England .

— Mister Micawber

  • Jawel Did I give the wanted meaning?
  • Your #s 1–3 are not helped by the commas; they only become more awkward.
  • You need to recast: While I was in Paris with friends, I saw some people from England .
  • or In Paris, I saw some people with my friends .
  • or whatever.
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JawelDid I give the wanted meaning?

Your #s 1–3 are not helped by the commas; they only become more awkward. You need to recast:

While I was in Paris with friends, I saw some people from England.

or

In Paris, I saw some people with my friends.

or whatever.

Jawel4-) We need a few rich people w
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Jawel2-) I saw (some people from England), (with my friends), (in Paris).
The meaning i want to give is
Some people were from England.I and my friends saw them when we were in Paris.
Did I give the wanted meaning?

No. For this meaning you can say:

2) When I was with my friends in Paris, I saw some people from England.

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