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Victo Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
Superfluous Commas
1. On 3 March 2013 I witnessed...comma after '2013,?
2. On Thursday 3 March 2013 at 4.10pm, I witnessed...just one comma in this one (after 'pm'), correct?
3. On 3 March 2013 at 4.10pm, I witnessed...(One comma as shown?)
Thank you.
2. On Thursday 3 March 2013 at 4.10pm, I witnessed...just one comma in this one (after 'pm'), correct?
3. On 3 March 2013 at 4.10pm, I witnessed...(One comma as shown?)
Thank you.
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1. On 3 March, 2013, I witnessed .... 2.
- 1.
- On 3 March, 2013, I witnessed ....
- 2.
- 10 pm, I witnessed ....
- 3.
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1. On 3 March, 2013, I witnessed ....
2. On Thursday, 3 March, 2013, at 4.10 pm, I witnessed ....
3. On 3 March, 2013, at 4.10 pm, I witnessed ....
The year is treated as parenthetical. The comma after the year in a full date is obligatory wherever it stands in a sentence (except at the end, of course).
2. On Thursday, 3 March, 2013, at 4.10 pm, I witnessed ....
3. On 3 March, 2013, at 4.10 pm, I witnessed ....
The year is treated as parenthetical. The comma after the year in a full date is obligatory wherever it stands in a sentence (except at the end, of course).
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