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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Why the comma?

It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.

Why is there a comma before the word "that" and after the word "fortune? Is this necessary?
  

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Jane Austen's punctuation would not be correct today.

  • Jane Austen's punctuation would not be correct today.
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Jane Austen's punctuation would not be correct today.

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