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Anonymous Posted 7 years ago
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I was disturbed by her cluttered apartment, while she seemed entirely oblivious to its appearance.

Comma or not?

Does "oblivious to" here mean that she seems unaware of her apartment's appearance presumably because she doesn't care that it's cluttered?

  

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anonymous Comma or not? Not. Subordinate clauses of time are typically set off by a comma only when they come first in the sentence.

  • anonymous Comma or not?
  • Not.
  • Subordinate clauses of time are typically set off by a comma only when they come first in the sentence.
  • ( While she ...
  • , I was disturbed ...
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anonymousComma or not?

Not. Subordinate clauses of time are typically set off by a comma only when they come first in the sentence. (While she ..., I was disturbed ....)

anonymousDoes "oblivious to" here mean that she seems unaware of her apartment's appearance

Yes.

anonymous

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