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Panda blue 483 Posted 7 years ago
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They placed crowd control barriers up around a garage after an prominent artist created his latest artwork on it

If you think there is something wrong with that scenario, try surviving in the desert with hardly any water or gas to live.


How do the underlined words/clauses differ from the usage below that take a comma? How do decide what is essential and non-essential with (which,whilst, after, with or just)


He has a grounded view of the world and seeks to put things right, whilst not dominating the world in anyway.

He had a grounded view of the world, which put him in good standing.

  

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I gave up years ago depending on rules for the placement of most commas. If you take even the slightest pause in a sentence, that spot is a candidate for a comma, unless a colon or semi-colon is called for.

  • I gave up years ago depending on rules for the placement of most commas.
  • If you take even the slightest pause in a sentence, that spot is a candidate for a comma, unless a colon or semi-colon is called for.
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I gave up years ago depending on rules for the placement of most commas. If you take even the slightest pause in a sentence, that spot is a candidate for a comma, unless a colon or semi-colon is called for.

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