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black jack
Joined: 02 Jan 2006 Posts: 2 Location: Zipangu
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Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2006 12:00 am Post subject: I have a question |
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In English sentence, I dont know how to use `and`or `comma`.
For example,
A,B,andC →A,B,C→AandBandC
Does it mean A,B,andC are parslel ?
I have another .
S V to do , to do.
Can I use commas as `and`? |
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Kristea
Joined: 17 Nov 2005 Posts: 167 Location: Minneapolis, MN USA
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Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2006 12:09 pm Post subject: Re: I have a question |
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| black jack wrote: |
In English sentence, I dont know how to use `and`or `comma`.
For example,
A,B,andC →A,B,C→AandBandC
Does it mean A,B,andC are parslel ?
I have another .
S V to do , to do.
Can I use commas as `and`? |
Could you give me an example of a sentence? This is confusing to me.
Sorry - Kristi _________________ "That man is a success who has lived well, laughed often and loved much." R.L. Stevenson |
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black jack
Joined: 02 Jan 2006 Posts: 2 Location: Zipangu
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Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2006 8:35 pm Post subject: This  following sentence is my text of my school. |
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I remember when I was abroad , the trees,and grass,and wet leaves,rustling in the walks of the Tuileries,seemed to be as much English ,to be as much the same trees and grass that I had always been used to,as the sun shining over my head was the same which I saw in England.
When I read this sentence, I think that if the trees,and grass,and wet leaves are the nominative of `seemed`, they should be the trees, grass,andwet leaves.So the `and`between trees and grass seem to be no need.
Then I also think `A,B,andC` is`A,B,C` or`AandBandC`,If more than 3 nouns are coordination in sentences.
And `seemed to be as mush English, to be as mush the same~~~~`
In this sentence, I think `seemed to be~~,to be~~`should be `seemed to be~ and to be~~`, so The`and`seems to be need.
Then I also think I use `comma`as `and`. _________________ hello , I am japanese.and I am happy to learn about English
Thanks 4 U. |
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Kristea
Joined: 17 Nov 2005 Posts: 167 Location: Minneapolis, MN USA
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Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2006 4:40 am Post subject: Re: This  following sentence is my text of my sch |
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| black jack wrote: |
I remember when I was abroad , the trees,and grass,and wet leaves,rustling in the walks of the Tuileries,seemed to be as much English ,to be as much the same trees and grass that I had always been used to,as the sun shining over my head was the same which I saw in England.
When I read this sentence, I think that if the trees,and grass,and wet leaves are the nominative of `seemed`, they should be the trees, grass,andwet leaves.So the `and`between trees and grass seem to be no need.
Then I also think `A,B,andC` is`A,B,C` or`AandBandC`,If more than 3 nouns are coordination in sentences.
And `seemed to be as mush English, to be as mush the same~~~~`
In this sentence, I think `seemed to be~~,to be~~`should be `seemed to be~ and to be~~`, so The`and`seems to be need.
Then I also think I use `comma`as `and`. |
Thanks for getting back to me.
I would agree that "the trees, grass and wet leaves" sounds better to me too. (The second comma is not needed in most cases.) Merely a style choice by the writer.
The nouns do need "and" for joining the final noun. (A,B,C would be wrong.)
As for "seemed to be as much English ,to be as much the same trees and grass that I had always been used to,as the sun shining over my head was the same which I saw in England" is odd. Again, I agree that "and" is needed afer the world "English." However, as a native speaker I would have to go with seperate sentences to maintaine meaning.
When was this written? It seems antiquated to me.
Hope this helped.
- Kristi _________________ "That man is a success who has lived well, laughed often and loved much." R.L. Stevenson |
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blackk jack
Joined: 04 Jan 2006 Posts: 5
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Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2006 5:55 am Post subject: thank you |
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I mistake to use .so I am blackk jack.
By the way I dont know this writer,but I know this sentence is used in a college exam.
In sentences ,there are rules ,but there are various styles.So I decide not to dwell on them much.
I owe you a lot. thanks. |
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