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A scene called for inert dummy cartridges fitted with bullets, but no powder or primer, to be loaded in the revolver.
A scene called for inert dummy cartridges fitted with bullets, no powder or primer, to be loaded in the revolver.
What would you call the information in the commas? Non-essential?
Is the usage of the conjunction 'but' optional, as it's not serving as any kind of conjunction is it ?
Is this a comma splice ? Or is 'factors' the start of a dependent clause or phrase.
Most employers would say that qualifications are not necessarily the best measure of potential, factors like character and personality are just as important.
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( As a matter of interest, a blank cartridge has powder but no bullet. It just makes a bang. I don't know what purpose a cartridge with a bullet but no powder would serve.
- ( As a matter of interest, a blank cartridge has powder but no bullet.
- It just makes a bang.
- I don't know what purpose a cartridge with a bullet but no powder would serve.
- But meaning and grammar are two different things.
- ) A scene called for inert dummy cartridges fitted with bullets, but no powder or primer , to be loaded in the revolver.
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( As a matter of interest, a blank cartridge has powder but no bullet. It just makes a bang. I don't know what purpose a cartridge with a bullet but no powder would serve. But meaning and grammar are two different things. )
A scene called for inert dummy cartridges fitted with bullets, but no powder or primer, to be loaded in the revolver.
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