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Park sang joon Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

The comma before 'as'

For Pluto, however, I still retained sufficient regard to restrain me from maltreating him, as I made no scruple of maltreating the rabbits, the monkey, or even the dog, when by accident, or through affection, they came in my way. But my disease grew upon me -- for what disease is like Alcohol !
<Source: The Black Cat by Edgar Allan Poe http://poestories.com/read/blackcat>

Here is used "as" to mean "like", so I'd like to know whether I can omit the comma before "as" without the change of the meaning.

Thank you in advance for your help.
  

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park sang joon Here is used "as" to mean "like", so I'd like to know whether I can omit the comma before "as" without the change of the meaning. I would not.

— Mister Micawber

  • park sang joon Here is used "as" to mean "like", so I'd like to know whether I can omit the comma before "as" without the change of the meaning.
  • I would not.
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park sang joonHere is used "as" to mean "like", so I'd like to know whether I can omit the comma before "as" without the change of the meaning.
I would not.
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Thank you, Mr.Micawber, for your answer. Emotion: smile

I would not.
Could you please answer me the why?
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The lack of the comma confuses the reader.
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