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Navitasan Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Who came out of
1-The man and the woman who came out of the shop were talking to each other.
Can we tell if the man came out of the shop or not?
Can we use a comma to make it clear that the man did not come out of the shop and only the woman did?
2-The man, and the woman who came out of the shop were talking to each other.
Gratefully,
Navi.
Can we tell if the man came out of the shop or not?
Can we use a comma to make it clear that the man did not come out of the shop and only the woman did?
2-The man, and the woman who came out of the shop were talking to each other.
Gratefully,
Navi.
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1-The man and the woman who came out of the shop were talking to each other. Can we tell if the man came out of the shop or not? -- If the writer has done his work well we can.
- 1-The man and the woman who came out of the shop were talking to each other.
- Can we tell if the man came out of the shop or not?
- -- If the writer has done his work well we can.
- The second 'the' would tell us that only the woman emerged from it.
- Can we use a comma to make it clear that the man did not come out of the shop and only the woman did?
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1-The man and the woman who came out of the shop were talking to each other. Can we tell if the man came out of the shop or not?-- If the writer has done his work well we can. The second 'the' would tell us that only the woman emerged from it.
Can we use a comma to make it clear that the man did not come out of the shop and only the woman did? (X) 2-The man, and the woma
Can we use a comma to make it clear that the man did not come out of the shop and only the woman did? (X) 2-The man, and the woma
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Thank you very much Mr. Micawber,
I can see where I went wrong! One would use "the man and woman" if they had both come out together.
But how about:
A-The engineer and the doctor who came out of the shop were talking to each other.
I am not sure that here one could opt for "the engineer and doctor who came ...".
In this
I can see where I went wrong! One would use "the man and woman" if they had both come out together.
But how about:
A-The engineer and the doctor who came out of the shop were talking to each other.
I am not sure that here one could opt for "the engineer and doctor who came ...".
In this
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navitasanI am not sure that here one could opt for "the engineer and doctor who came ...".Yes, you can.
navitasanIn this case, could we use a comma after "engineer" if we wanted to indicate that only the doctor came out of the shop?No, you cannot. You cannot place a comma between a subject and its verb.
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Thank you very much again Mr. Micawber,
The comma is not between the subject and the verb. It comes before "and". But I don't think that can be done either.
Can one use:
C-The engineers and doctor who came out of the shop were talking to each other.
I think in this case we need a :"the" before "doctor".
Gratefu
The comma is not between the subject and the verb. It comes before "and". But I don't think that can be done either.
Can one use:
C-The engineers and doctor who came out of the shop were talking to each other.
I think in this case we need a :"the" before "doctor".
Gratefu
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navitasanThe comma is not between the subject and the verb.Certainly it is! Oh, alright, then—any part of the subject and its verb. (X) The engineer, and the doctor who came out of the shop were talking to each other. -- The subject is 'engineer...and..doctor' and the verb is 'were talking'.
navitasanThe engineers
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