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Apple tile 188 Posted 6 years ago
Grammar

Where should I include an apostrophe?

Is it wrong to add the comma after 'friend' ? Could you kindly explain why too? Thanks!


They were throwing my friend, Tim's wallet around.

  

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apple tile 188 Is it wrong to add the comma after 'friend' ? Yes. apple tile 188 Could you kindly explain why too?

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  • apple tile 188 Is it wrong to add the comma after 'friend' ?
  • Yes.
  • apple tile 188 Could you kindly explain why too?
  • The only justification for a comma there is for it to be the first of a pair setting off a parenthetical or appositive.
  • The second one has nowhere to go, so the first can't be there, either.
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apple tile 188Is it wrong to add the comma after 'friend' ?

Yes.

apple tile 188Could you kindly explain why too?

The only justification for a comma there is for it to be the first of a pair setting off a parenthetical or appositive. The second one has nowhere to go, so the first can't be there, either.

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apple tile 188Is it wrong to add the comma after 'friend' ?

In your sentence, yes.

apple tile 188Could you kindly explain why too?

If you put a comma before "Tim" then you need one after too. E.g. "My friend, Tim, just won the lottery". However, in your sentence there is no feasible place to put the second comma (w

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