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Hans51 Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
Usage of commas
In the building we met her.
Don't we need a comma between building and we?
For example,
In the building, we met her.
Or the comma is optional?
What do you native English speakers think? Thank you so much!
Don't we need a comma between building and we?
For example,
In the building, we met her.
Or the comma is optional?
What do you native English speakers think? Thank you so much!
Top answer
Hans51 Don't we need a comma between building and we? Not for short fronted adverbials. Hans51 Or the comma is optional?
- Hans51 Don't we need a comma between building and we?
- Not for short fronted adverbials.
- Hans51 Or the comma is optional?
- It looks odd with the comma.
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Hans51Don't we need a comma between building and we?Not for short fronted adverbials.
Hans51Or the comma is optional?It looks odd with the comma.
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For example, in buildings that display precious artworks strong ultraviolet light is one of the chief causes of degradation.
This is the sentence that confused me, so do not you think that a comma is needed between artworks and strong or a comma is optional here? What do you think? Thank you so much as usual!
This is the sentence that confused me, so do not you think that a comma is needed between artworks and strong or a comma is optional here? What do you think? Thank you so much as usual!
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Hans51so do not you think that a comma is needed between artworks and strong or a comma is optional here?I think you need a comma there.
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