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K.O. Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

to be proven that...

1b00Hi, Should I use a comma after the 'proven' in this sentence?02b02br
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00'Scores of people are now being proven, that they were innocent.'0-
  

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0 You shouldn't put a comma before 'that'.02br
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0Hi KO, 02br
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00A comma should not be used in the sentence, though the sentence should read:02br
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00 00'Scores of people are now being proven to have been innocent.'02br
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00Or,02br
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11font10Hi KO, 12font12br
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11font10A comma should not be used in the sentence, though the sentence should read:12font12br
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0 Hello K.O.02br
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00I think Nick is right. Your sentence and the original sentence are both incorrect. 02br
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00The verb "prove" can take the construct "01font00S proves that 02font01font00···02font00" but not the one "01font00S proves
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