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Tinanam0102 Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Spoken vs writing
Hi teachers,
With a comma in a sentence, could reading the sentence out be totally a different thing?
Questions:
1a I have two daughters who became musicians.
1b I have two daughters, who became musicans.
If I read #1b out, do I have to pause at the comma to aviod misunderstanding? Or it's more distinct that this type of sentence should be in written form?
2a John has been killed in an accident. He has just finished his second year in college.
2b John, who has just finished his second year in college, has been killed in an accident.
Does #2b only appear in written form and not spoken?
Thanks
TN
With a comma in a sentence, could reading the sentence out be totally a different thing?
Questions:
1a I have two daughters who became musicians.
1b I have two daughters, who became musicans.
If I read #1b out, do I have to pause at the comma to aviod misunderstanding? Or it's more distinct that this type of sentence should be in written form?
2a John has been killed in an accident. He has just finished his second year in college.
2b John, who has just finished his second year in college, has been killed in an accident.
Does #2b only appear in written form and not spoken?
Thanks
TN
Top answer
Both the restrictive and non-restrictive "who" may be spoken as well as written. It's likely that in casual conversation we'd find an easier way to say these things, but formal writing is often read publicly, and must be understood. The comma indicates a pause for the voice as well as for the brain.
- Both the restrictive and non-restrictive "who" may be spoken as well as written.
- It's likely that in casual conversation we'd find an easier way to say these things, but formal writing is often read publicly, and must be understood.
- The comma indicates a pause for the voice as well as for the brain.
- It would be a sad situation if we could not read something from a book, magazine, or newspaper to a companion, and be understood.
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Both the restrictive and non-restrictive "who" may be spoken as well as written. It's likely that in casual conversation we'd find an easier way to say these things, but formal writing is often read publicly, and must be understood. The comma indicates a pause for the voice as well as for the brain.
It would be a sad situation if we could not read something from a book, magazine, or ne
It would be a sad situation if we could not read something from a book, magazine, or ne
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