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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

The adj & the comma

Hi All,

Question: Does the comma in the sentence change the meaning of the sentence?

All small boys, and girls report to the gym.

All small boys and girls report to the gym.

Does "small" refer to both the boys and the girls in both sentences?

Thank you,
Joni
  

Top answer

If it were grammatical, it would change the meaning. In writing sentences like this in real-life situations, it's best to write what you mean very clearly. All small boys and girls = all small boys + all small girls.

— BarbaraPA

  • If it were grammatical, it would change the meaning.
  • In writing sentences like this in real-life situations, it's best to write what you mean very clearly.
  • All small boys and girls = all small boys + all small girls.
  • All small boys and all girls -- this has no ambiguity.
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If it were grammatical, it would change the meaning. In writing sentences like this in real-life situations, it's best to write what you mean very clearly.

All small boys and girls = all small boys + all small girls.

All small boys and all girls -- this has no ambiguity.
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