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Shoba Anand Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

something seems to incorrect

Is the following is a correct sentence? something seems to incorrect but I'm not sure what it is. Am I missing any comma?

"By seeing his wife scarred, he laughs loudly. Kristine realizes that it is none other than her husband Jack who scared him playfully."
  

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Seeing his wife scared , he laughs loudly. Kristine realises that it is none other than her husband Jack who scared her playfully.

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  • Seeing his wife scared , he laughs loudly.
  • Kristine realises that it is none other than her husband Jack who scared her playfully.
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Seeing his wife scared, he laughs loudly. Kristine realises that it is none other than her husband Jack who scared her playfully.
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Shoba AnandAm I missing any commas?
Just one: …her husband Jack, who…
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Actually, Asapara Gus, I feel that adding a comma in that particular place would change the meaning from "She realises that Jack is the person who scared her" to "She realises that the person she saw was Jack. Jack scared her playfully". It's only a tiny difference in meaning, but that's what commas sometimes do. But it is absolutely not incorrect to leave that comma out.
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Whoops! Thanks. Skimming the sentence, I didn’t notice the cleft construction. I think it’s time I got some sleep.
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