Advice on Sentence Containing Commas
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Advice on Sentence Containing Commas
"The time she spent with us, and the joy that brought her, can very much be seen in this book as well."
I am not sure if I placed the commas correctly.
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Grammarly is often wrong, especially regarding comma placement. Many of us no longer recommend it.Maliha Mascud wrote: ↑10 May 2021, 16:06 Hi. I am no grammar expert, but I think placing comma in this sentence is not appropriate. It should be, "The time she spent with us and the joy that brought her can very much be seen in this book as well." Btw, you can check your grammar using grammarly. This website can excellently do this job.
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I encourage you to look at some tutorials on grammar and comma placement.Hunter_T wrote: ↑10 May 2021, 15:40 I figured I would ask here first before I submit my review and automatically get points taken off. Here is the sentence I am struggling with:
"The time she spent with us, and the joy that brought her, can very much be seen in this book as well."
I am not sure if I placed the commas correctly.
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Thanks for this. I truly appreciate an honest feedback like thisMrsCatInTheHat wrote: ↑10 May 2021, 16:43Grammarly is often wrong, especially regarding comma placement. Many of us no longer recommend it.Maliha Mascud wrote: ↑10 May 2021, 16:06 Hi. I am no grammar expert, but I think placing comma in this sentence is not appropriate. It should be, "The time she spent with us and the joy that brought her can very much be seen in this book as well." Btw, you can check your grammar using grammarly. This website can excellently do this job.
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Thanks for your help! I’m using scribens and grammarly, and neither noticed anything wrong with the sentence.Maliha Mascud wrote: ↑10 May 2021, 16:06 Hi. I am no grammar expert, but I think placing comma in this sentence is not appropriate. It should be, "The time she spent with us and the joy that brought her can very much be seen in this book as well." Btw, you can check your grammar using grammarly. This website can excellently do this job.
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Thank you! I’ve been improving, but still add unnecessary commas.MrsCatInTheHat wrote: ↑10 May 2021, 16:44I encourage you to look at some tutorials on grammar and comma placement.Hunter_T wrote: ↑10 May 2021, 15:40 I figured I would ask here first before I submit my review and automatically get points taken off. Here is the sentence I am struggling with:
"The time she spent with us, and the joy that brought her, can very much be seen in this book as well."
I am not sure if I placed the commas correctly.
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Thanks so much for your feedback. I wouldn’t have noticed that on my own.
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You're welcome. Let's all learn together. Its more fun that way.Hunter_T wrote: ↑10 May 2021, 18:11Thanks for your help! I’m using scribens and grammarly, and neither noticed anything wrong with the sentence.Maliha Mascud wrote: ↑10 May 2021, 16:06 Hi. I am no grammar expert, but I think placing comma in this sentence is not appropriate. It should be, "The time she spent with us and the joy that brought her can very much be seen in this book as well." Btw, you can check your grammar using grammarly. This website can excellently do this job.
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Thanks! I got this worked out months ago, but I appreciate your help.Emidio Mikwate wrote: ↑01 Nov 2021, 15:48 you have got a compound sentence, I believe that you should take out the first comma.
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I am glad I helped somehowHunter_T wrote: ↑01 Nov 2021, 21:48Thanks! I got this worked out months ago, but I appreciate your help.Emidio Mikwate wrote: ↑01 Nov 2021, 15:48 you have got a compound sentence, I believe that you should take out the first comma.