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About comma usage
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lofthanzaaa
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About comma usage
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Savoy: I �m here with Pietro Nasta, who just arrived
in New York on a flight from Rome.
This sentence is in book Summit2.
Is the usage of the comma correct, why?
Please help! |
31 Mar 2010
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Lina Ladybird
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I think there should be a comma, because the first part of the sentence (I �m here with Pietro Nasta.) could also stand on its own. Please, native speakers, correct me if I �m mistaken!! ;) Thanks.
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31 Mar 2010
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yolprica
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The comma is necessary because it is a non-defining relative clause.
Hope it helps
Yolanda |
31 Mar 2010
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Lina Ladybird
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That �s it, Yolanda!! Just couldn �t come up with such a proper explanation. ;))
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31 Mar 2010
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lofthanzaaa
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I think a non-defining relative clause needs commas on both sides. What do you think? |
31 Mar 2010
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yolprica
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Sometimes only one comma is enough because the sentence finishes.
Hugs
Yolanda |
31 Mar 2010
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