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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Use of a comma
Do i put comma before "and" or "Mr. Butler" in the following sentence?
I called the hotel and talked with the manager Mr. Butler.
I called the hotel and talked with the manager Mr. Butler.
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The sentence stands on its own without 'Mr. Butler'. In this case, use the comma.
- The sentence stands on its own without 'Mr.
- Butler'.
- In this case, use the comma.
- We don't have to know the name of the manager.
- It's extra information and the comma indicates this.
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The sentence stands on its own without 'Mr. Butler'. In this case, use the comma. We don't have to know the name of the manager. It's extra information and the comma indicates this.
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Perhaps this is from a story, in which Mr. Butler is a character, so we do have to know about him?
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