Usage in these examples
I'd known him a life-time— great friend.
I'd known him a life-time, a great friend.
Great friend by itself is a phrase but doesn't take
a comma in the example like (a great friend).
Why?
an ancient map
a lost scroll
a cause worth fighting for.
Do we still class the last example as a noun phrase. In the sense that it has the active verb fighting within it.
Top answer
I'd known him a life-time— great friend. I'd known him a life-time, a great friend. Great friend by itself is a phrase but doesn't take a comma in the example like (a great friend).
- I'd known him a life-time— great friend.
- I'd known him a life-time, a great friend.
- Great friend by itself is a phrase but doesn't take a comma in the example like (a great friend).
- Why?
- When you start using dashes, standard grammar often goes out the window a bit an ancient map a lost scroll a cause worth fighting for.
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I'd known him a life-time— great friend.
I'd known him a life-time, a great friend.
Great friend by itself is a phrase but doesn't take
a comma in the example like (a great friend).
Why? When you start using dashes, standard grammar often goes out the window a bit
an ancient map
a lost scroll
a cause worth fighting for.
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