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Grammar
Which is correct?
If I were a butterfly, I'd thank you Lord for giving me wings
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If I were a butterfly I'd thank you Lord for giving me wings
In that aspect, it does the job well
OR
In that aspect it does the job well
Yet despite expectations of a downgrade, during last week's financial market rout investors plowed into U.S. Treasuries.
OR
Yet, despite expectations of a downgrade, during last week's financial market rout investors plowed into U.S. Treasuries.
In Holland untill the age of 27, people are obligated to work or study
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In Holland untill the age of 27 people are obligated to work or study
OR
In Holland, untill the age of 27, people are obligated to work or study
In the past, I generally sent my resume in Word format because that was what was usually requested.
OR
In the past I generally sent my resume in Word format because that was what was usually requested.
Commander Christine Jones, from the Met, said ...
OR
Commander Christine Jones from the Met said
For ipv4 TCP there are various criteria for GRO matching.
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For ipv4 TCP, there are various criteria for GRO matching.
In a perfect world we wouldn't books like this
OR
In a perfect world, we wouldn't books like this
Thanks very much. I'm trying to get a grip over the comma :-)
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If I were a butterfly I'd thank you Lord for giving me wings
In that aspect, it does the job well
OR
In that aspect it does the job well
Yet despite expectations of a downgrade, during last week's financial market rout investors plowed into U.S. Treasuries.
OR
Yet, despite expectations of a downgrade, during last week's financial market rout investors plowed into U.S. Treasuries.
In Holland untill the age of 27, people are obligated to work or study
OR
In Holland untill the age of 27 people are obligated to work or study
OR
In Holland, untill the age of 27, people are obligated to work or study
In the past, I generally sent my resume in Word format because that was what was usually requested.
OR
In the past I generally sent my resume in Word format because that was what was usually requested.
Commander Christine Jones, from the Met, said ...
OR
Commander Christine Jones from the Met said
For ipv4 TCP there are various criteria for GRO matching.
OR
For ipv4 TCP, there are various criteria for GRO matching.
In a perfect world we wouldn't books like this
OR
In a perfect world, we wouldn't books like this
Thanks very much. I'm trying to get a grip over the comma :-)
Top answer
Hello, rebooting - and welcome to English Forums. S. Treasuries.
- Hello, rebooting - and welcome to English Forums.
- S.
- Treasuries.
- In Holland , until the age of 27, people are obligated to work or study.
- In the past, I generally sent my resume in Word format , because that was what was usually requested.
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Hello, rebooting - and welcome to English Forums. These are correct commas:
If I were a butterfly, I'd thank you, Lord, for giving me wings
In that aspect, it does the job well
Yet despite expectations of a downgrade, during last week's financial market rout, investors plowed into U.S. Treasuries.
In Holland, until the age of
If I were a butterfly, I'd thank you, Lord, for giving me wings
In that aspect, it does the job well
Yet despite expectations of a downgrade, during last week's financial market rout, investors plowed into U.S. Treasuries.
In Holland, until the age of
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Thank you MM.
Yet despite expectations of a downgrade, during last week's financial market rout, investors plowed into U.S. Treasuries.
I thought there should be a comma after 'yet'. Why is a comma inappropriate there? Thank you very much.
Yet despite expectations of a downgrade, during last week's financial market rout, investors plowed into U.S. Treasuries.
I thought there should be a comma after 'yet'. Why is a comma inappropriate there? Thank you very much.
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Simply too many commas. A couple of short adverbials, or a short conjunction and adverbial, etc, can omit the comma when it slows the flow overmuch and the text remains clear without it. A comma is needed much more after 'rout', where the sense is momentarily confused without it.
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MM,
In Holland, until the age of 27, people are obligated to work or study.
Isn't that a restrictive clause? so why are we putting comma around it? Thanks a bunch
In Holland, until the age of 27, people are obligated to work or study.
Isn't that a restrictive clause? so why are we putting comma around it? Thanks a bunch
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It is just prepositional phrase, not a clause, but anyway, the commas are necessary to make easy sense of the syntax: that is the primary function of commas. If the prepositional phrase were extraposed, there would be no need for one.
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