
Sep 18th, 2013, 09:58 am
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Sue | | Join Date: Oct 8th, 2006 Location: Milan
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Re: question regarding comma In the first sentence, the non-finite clause is additional information - a sort of afterthought. the comma reflects the dramatic pause that would probably occur in speech between the two thought groups.
In the second sentence the non-finite clause is an integral part of what the speaker wants to say. There is a single thought group, and there would be no pause. And so there's no comma. |