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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Whether or not to use a comma in this phrase?

here is the sentence...

"I met Queen Victoria as well as a prince and princess!" exclaimed Jan.

Does there need to be a comma after Victoria before as well as?

thanks.
  

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Hello, Anon. (1) What an interesting question! (2) I, too, am eager to know what the punctuation experts say.

— Anonymous

  • Hello, Anon.
  • (1) What an interesting question!
  • (2) I, too, am eager to know what the punctuation experts say.
  • (3) In my very non-expert opinion: (a) No, a comma is not needed.
  • " (i) I met Queen Victoria and a prince and a princess.
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Hello, Anon.

(1) What an interesting question!

(2) I, too, am eager to know what the punctuation experts say.

(3) In my very non-expert opinion:

(a) No, a comma is not needed.

(b) In this sentence, "as well as" seems to mean "and."

(i) I met Queen Victoria and a prince and a princess.

(ii) I met Queen Victoria along with a princ
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