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Addyaddy Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
The rulers overcame their struggle...
The rulers overcame their struggles, and by the end of the century, were in position to invade other countries.
what is the middle clause? is is a phrase or a clause. Is it essential. Is the sentence punctuated correctly?
what is the middle clause? is is a phrase or a clause. Is it essential. Is the sentence punctuated correctly?
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The rulers overcame their struggles and by the end of the century were in position to invade other countries. Neither comma is a good choice. 'By the end of the century' is just a prepositional phrase acting as an adverb.
- The rulers overcame their struggles and by the end of the century were in position to invade other countries.
- Neither comma is a good choice.
- 'By the end of the century' is just a prepositional phrase acting as an adverb.
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The rulers overcame their struggles and by the end of the century were in position to invade other countries.
Neither comma is a good choice. 'By the end of the century' is just a prepositional phrase acting as an adverb.
Neither comma is a good choice. 'By the end of the century' is just a prepositional phrase acting as an adverb.
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is it okay for a comma and a conjunction to precede it? I thought a comma and a conjunction preceded independent clauses.
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As I said, the commas were a bad choice. None is needed here, but one could set off the p-phrase for clarity this way:
The rulers overcame their struggles and, by the end of the century, were in position to invade other countries.
The rulers overcame their struggles and, by the end of the century, were in position to invade other countries.
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