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fw
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 Posted: Sat Jul 14, 2012 4:08 pm Post subject: with or without a comma? |
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I�m interested in the use of punctuation.
Which is more common, #1 or #2, below?
1. Bill hurt his knees playing soccer in the park.
2. Bill hurt his knees, playing soccer in the park.
I have long thought #2 is, but I recently found #1 in *a grammar book published here in Japan. What do you think?
(*from p.239 of K. Yoshinami, et al�s �Breakthrough English Grammar� from Biseisha, 2011, Kyoto, Japan) |
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Lorikeet
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Location: San Francisco
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| Posted: Mon Jul 16, 2012 9:37 pm Post subject: Re: with or without a comma? |
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| fw wrote: |
I�m interested in the use of punctuation.
Which is more common, #1 or #2, below?
1. Bill hurt his knees playing soccer in the park.
2. Bill hurt his knees, playing soccer in the park.
I have long thought #2 is, but I recently found #1 in *a grammar book published here in Japan. What do you think?
(*from p.239 of K. Yoshinami, et al�s �Breakthrough English Grammar� from Biseisha, 2011, Kyoto, Japan) |
I agree with the book. I don't think a comma is necessary. If you had the sentence, "Bill hurt his knees while he was playing soccer in the park." you wouldn't need it either. |
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2006
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| Posted: Wed Jul 18, 2012 8:42 pm Post subject: Re: with or without a comma? |
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| fw wrote: |
I�m interested in the use of punctuation.
Which is more common, #1 or #2, below?
1. Bill hurt his knees playing soccer in the park.
2. Bill hurt his knees, playing soccer in the park.
I have long thought #2 is, but I recently found #1 in *a grammar book published here in Japan. What do you think?
(*from p.239 of K. Yoshinami, et al�s �Breakthrough English Grammar� from Biseisha, 2011, Kyoto, Japan) |
A comma there would be wrong. "hurt his knees playing soccer.." is one related thought, so it cannot be separated by a comma. |
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