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Englishnewbie Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

tiny yellow duckling

Hello,

Is it

It is a tiny yellow duckling.
It is a tiny, yellow ducking.

Do you need a comma here? WHy?

Or does it depend on what you want to say? If the latter, can you explain?

Thanks.
  

Top answer

englishnewbie It is a tiny yellow duckling. It is a tiny, yellow ducking. Do you need a comma here?

— Canadian45

  • englishnewbie It is a tiny yellow duckling.
  • It is a tiny, yellow ducking.
  • Do you need a comma here?
  • not as far as I am concerned WHy?
  • It serves no useful purpose.
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englishnewbieIt is a tiny yellow duckling.
It is a tiny, yellow ducking.
Do you need a comma here? not as far as I am concerned WHy? It serves no useful purpose.
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no it doesn't need comma there
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englishnewbieDo you need a comma here?
No.
englishnewbieWhy?
It doesn’t pass the and test: *a tiny and yellow duckling.
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Hi

If you want the reader to pause for a moment over your description, then the comma is good

If it is just a straight description then I would leave the comma out

Dave
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I wouldn’t encourage arbitrary pauses to students trying to learn standard punctuation. The I feel/intend a pause there approach could lead to comma abuse.
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Oh dear, and I am sorry about that

Dave
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Thank you everyone so much!!
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Ouch! The only thing worse than a painful tattoo, is a painfully mis-spelled tattoo! #10 is just hilarious. http://bit.ly/14okmaa - sp
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