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Jigneshbharati Posted 6 years ago
Grammar

World Diabetes Day

"An opportunity for nurses who care for those living with diabetes to share their stories, this World Diabetes Day."
I saw the above on my Facebook.
https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/general_writing/punctuation/commas/extended_rules_for_commas.html
Which comma rules from the above link is applicable before "this World Diabetes Day"?

Edit: Corrected word order in header. CJ

  

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Jigneshbharati Which comma rules from the above link is are applicable before "this World Diabetes Day"? I don't see any rule in that list that applies, but in any case the comma is wrong. It makes no sense to separate a verb ( share ) from its adverb modifier with a comma.

  • Jigneshbharati Which comma rules from the above link is are applicable before "this World Diabetes Day"?
  • I don't see any rule in that list that applies, but in any case the comma is wrong.
  • It makes no sense to separate a verb ( share ) from its adverb modifier with a comma.
  • I assume this is the full phrase and that it doesn't continue further than what you've written.
  • CJ
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JigneshbharatiWhich comma rules from the above link is are applicable before "this World Diabetes Day"?

I don't see any rule in that list that applies, but in any case the comma is wrong. It makes no sense to separate a verb (share) from its adverb modifier with a comma.

I assume this is the

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