What she wants to say is that even though she likes the idea, she doesn't like the execution.
Consider the sentence:
What she wants to say is that even though she likes the idea, she doesn't like the execution.
Would it be wrong to put a comma before "even though"?
Punctuation in cases like this has always been confusing for me. Sometimes I even consider replacing "that" with a colon, as in:
What she wants to say is: even though she likes the idea, she doesn't like the execution.
And while I'm still here...
[x] Punctuation in [x] cases like this
Should there be any articles at the places marked with [x]?
Also, at the places or in the places? Maybe there's a better way to put it?
Top answer
sayori Would it be wrong to put a comma before "even though"? In my view no, since the "even though" phrase can be seen as parenthetical. Note that "What she wants to say is that, she doesn't like the execution" would be wrong.
- sayori Would it be wrong to put a comma before "even though"?
- In my view no, since the "even though" phrase can be seen as parenthetical.
- Note that "What she wants to say is that, she doesn't like the execution" would be wrong.
- sayori What she wants to say is: even though she likes the idea, she doesn't like the execution.
- This is acceptable in my view, but it is not a very common style.
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sayoriWould it be wrong to put a comma before "even though"?
In my view no, since the "even though" phrase can be seen as parenthetical. Note that "What she wants to say is that, she doesn't like the execution" would be wrong.
sayoriWhat she wants to say is: even though she likes the idea, she doesn't like the execution.
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