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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
Grammar
two questions
Hi, Please help.
1. Is this a legitimate use of a colon?
Trufant said he would advertise however he wants to: "This is America, not Iraq."
2. Do you need a comma to separate the two adjectives before 'channel'? I think a comma is not necessary if the two modify each other, and in this case, I am not sure they are doing that>
A ditch is a long narrow channel cut into the ...
I know this is the Basic Grammar Questions and Help section, but if it is allowed, can you tell me why it has to be 'cut' and not 'dug'? To me, if you dig a ground, you dig, not cut.
1. Is this a legitimate use of a colon?
Trufant said he would advertise however he wants to: "This is America, not Iraq."
2. Do you need a comma to separate the two adjectives before 'channel'? I think a comma is not necessary if the two modify each other, and in this case, I am not sure they are doing that>
A ditch is a long narrow channel cut into the ...
I know this is the Basic Grammar Questions and Help section, but if it is allowed, can you tell me why it has to be 'cut' and not 'dug'? To me, if you dig a ground, you dig, not cut.
Top answer
1-- Yes, that is OK. 2-- Normally, the comma is called for (it is a long channel and a narrow channel), but in short series like this, you can get by without it. 'Cut' is actually more professional-seeming than 'dug', so works well here-- 'cutting' such a channel is a series of careful steps in laying out and excavating it.
- 1-- Yes, that is OK.
- 2-- Normally, the comma is called for (it is a long channel and a narrow channel), but in short series like this, you can get by without it.
- 'Cut' is actually more professional-seeming than 'dug', so works well here-- 'cutting' such a channel is a series of careful steps in laying out and excavating it.
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1-- Yes, that is OK.
2-- Normally, the comma is called for (it is a long channel and a narrow channel), but in short series like this, you can get by without it. 'Cut' is actually more professional-seeming than 'dug', so works well here-- 'cutting' such a channel is a series of careful steps in laying out and excavating it.
2-- Normally, the comma is called for (it is a long channel and a narrow channel), but in short series like this, you can get by without it. 'Cut' is actually more professional-seeming than 'dug', so works well here-- 'cutting' such a channel is a series of careful steps in laying out and excavating it.
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