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Grammar Knowledge 1/19/09

Use of commas:

Which of the following sentences is punctuated correctly?



Which one is it?

A man who hopes to succeed must work hard. A man, who hopes to suceed, must work hard. A man who hopes to succeed, must work hard. A man, who hopes to suceed must work hard.

Hint: Look for the restrictive clause.

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The answer is 1!

The rule is:

Do not use commas to set off restrictive (necessary) clauses or phrases.

Answers 2, 3, and 4 all contain commas setting off the restrictive clause "who hopes to succeed".

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A man who hopes to succeed must work hard. A man, who hopes to suceed, must work hard. A man who hopes to succeed, must work hard. A man, who hopes to suceed must work hard.

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My take on Michael Barone's latest. His column was published in US News and World Report.

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Once, while flipping through tv channels, I stopped at C-Span when I heard someone say something like, "The most discriminated-against group in America today are Right-Wing Christians. The Press doesn't understand them and what little they do understand of them, they don't like." The moderator of the panel discussion quickly cut him off and said something about getting back to the topic of discussion which was discrimination in the newsroom. Another panelist began speaking, saying the things you would expect and I turned the channel. But before doing that, I marked down Michael Barone as a man I would watch in the future.

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