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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
Two commas or three commas?
Hi. Please help. Which is the correct way to punctuate this? I think if we have only two clauses (I think they are clauses) like "Don't fold it" and "don't wrinkle it" as in "Don't fold it and don't wrinkle it," you should place a comma before the coordinate conjunction "and." But how about this?
1. Don't fold it and don't wrinkle it, but make it as flat as possible.
2. Don't fold it, and don't wrinkle it, but make it as flat as possible.
1. Don't fold it and don't wrinkle it, but make it as flat as possible.
2. Don't fold it, and don't wrinkle it, but make it as flat as possible.
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You may use either, actually. Since imperative has no overt subject, there is no danger of inserting a comma between S and V, and there is no subject anyway. #1 makes the sentence flow faster.
- You may use either, actually.
- Since imperative has no overt subject, there is no danger of inserting a comma between S and V, and there is no subject anyway.
- #1 makes the sentence flow faster.
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You may use either, actually. Since imperative has no overt subject, there is no danger of inserting a comma between S and V, and there is no subject anyway. #1 makes the sentence flow faster.
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Most style guides I've seen say that you can omit the comma if the two clauses are short and parallel. I think you not only can but should omit it in such cases. Number one is better.
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