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Hans51 Posted 14 years ago
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Violence, verbal or physical, is
Hello, great people there. I have been always thankful to all here. Thank you again, and I have found this sentence in a textbook made by non native English speakers,
Violence, verbal or physical, is always unacceptable.
However, as far as I know, it should be written without any commas or put in front of Violence, even without any commas. Or is there any reasons that I do not notice in the sentence like non defining relative clause or any omitted nouns or any certain situations?
Thank you all the time in advance.
Violence, verbal or physical, is always unacceptable.
However, as far as I know, it should be written without any commas or put in front of Violence, even without any commas. Or is there any reasons that I do not notice in the sentence like non defining relative clause or any omitted nouns or any certain situations?
Thank you all the time in advance.
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There are a couple of interpretations 1) Nouns or noun phrases place in apposition are always set off by commas. The noun "violence" has been omitted here. Violence , verbal (violence) or physical (violence), is always unacceptable.
- There are a couple of interpretations 1) Nouns or noun phrases place in apposition are always set off by commas.
- The noun "violence" has been omitted here.
- Violence , verbal (violence) or physical (violence), is always unacceptable.
- 2) You can also interpret it as a nonrestrictive clause: Violence , whether it is verbal or physical , is always unacceptable.
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There are a couple of interpretations
1) Nouns or noun phrases place in apposition are always set off by commas. The noun "violence" has been omitted here.
Violence, verbal (violence) or physical (violence), is always unacceptable.
2) You can also interpret it as a nonrestrictive clause:
Violence, whether it is verbal or physical
1) Nouns or noun phrases place in apposition are always set off by commas. The noun "violence" has been omitted here.
Violence, verbal (violence) or physical (violence), is always unacceptable.
2) You can also interpret it as a nonrestrictive clause:
Violence, whether it is verbal or physical
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