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Do we need to add a comma before “as”
A comma before thatComma before adverbialsWhen do we need to include comma after as?Comma usage with “of course”Comma usage with the coordinating conjunction “or”Particular example of comma after butIs it necessary to add a comma before 'too'?Comma Before Participal Phrasedo I place a comma before “well”?Comma before which?
I am writing to inform you that I would not able to attend the course from 19 February as my new shift timings match the course timings.
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I am writing to inform you that I would not able to attend the course from 19 February as my new shift timings match the course timings.
grammaticality commas
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Strictly speaking you should include the comma, but what marks the text out as "sub-standard" to me isn't that "missing" comma anyway. It's the use of [hypothetical?] would rather than will.
– FumbleFingers
Feb 17 at 15:07
@FumbleFingers, thank you.Duly noted. is there a better word for "match" in this scenario...I think match does not fit in.
– Jayanth
Feb 17 at 15:20
1
Without the comma, the "as" would be read as "in the role of," e.g., "...attend the course as an auditor." Context rescues the meaning, but context should be a last resort where there is no benefit of brevity to be achieved by relying on it. I think "work schedule conflicts with the course hours" would be more idiomatic than what you have written. And I second FumbleFingers on "will" vs. "would," unless a real possibility exists that the course hours will be changed. In that case, you are telling the prof. why those hours should be changed, rather than why you will not be attending.
– remarkl
Feb 17 at 15:38
@remarkl, so you suggest to go for comma before as?
– Jayanth
Feb 17 at 15:44
Personally, I think ...are a good fit with or ...fit in [well] with... would be better than match here. But that's a really fine detail of style - there's nothing particularly wrong with your phrasing there.
– FumbleFingers
Feb 17 at 16:03
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I am writing to inform you that I would not able to attend the course from 19 February as my new shift timings match the course timings.
grammaticality commas
asked Feb 17 at 14:58
JayanthJayanth
1074
I am writing to inform you that I would not able to attend the course from 19 February as my new shift timings match the course timings.
grammaticality commas
grammaticality commas
asked Feb 17 at 14:58
JayanthJayanth
1074
asked Feb 17 at 14:58
JayanthJayanth
1074
asked Feb 17 at 14:58
JayanthJayanth
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asked Feb 17 at 14:58
JayanthJayanth
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asked Feb 17 at 14:58
JayanthJayanth
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Strictly speaking you should include the comma, but what marks the text out as "sub-standard" to me isn't that "missing" comma anyway. It's the use of [hypothetical?] would rather than will.
– FumbleFingers
Feb 17 at 15:07
@FumbleFingers, thank you.Duly noted. is there a better word for "match" in this scenario...I think match does not fit in.
– Jayanth
Feb 17 at 15:20
1
Without the comma, the "as" would be read as "in the role of," e.g., "...attend the course as an auditor." Context rescues the meaning, but context should be a last resort where there is no benefit of brevity to be achieved by relying on it. I think "work schedule conflicts with the course hours" would be more idiomatic than what you have written. And I second FumbleFingers on "will" vs. "would," unless a real possibility exists that the course hours will be changed. In that case, you are telling the prof. why those hours should be changed, rather than why you will not be attending.
– remarkl
Feb 17 at 15:38
@remarkl, so you suggest to go for comma before as?
– Jayanth
Feb 17 at 15:44
Personally, I think ...are a good fit with or ...fit in [well] with... would be better than match here. But that's a really fine detail of style - there's nothing particularly wrong with your phrasing there.
– FumbleFingers
Feb 17 at 16:03
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Strictly speaking you should include the comma, but what marks the text out as "sub-standard" to me isn't that "missing" comma anyway. It's the use of [hypothetical?] would rather than will.
– FumbleFingers
Feb 17 at 15:07
@FumbleFingers, thank you.Duly noted. is there a better word for "match" in this scenario...I think match does not fit in.
– Jayanth
Feb 17 at 15:20
1
Without the comma, the "as" would be read as "in the role of," e.g., "...attend the course as an auditor." Context rescues the meaning, but context should be a last resort where there is no benefit of brevity to be achieved by relying on it. I think "work schedule conflicts with the course hours" would be more idiomatic than what you have written. And I second FumbleFingers on "will" vs. "would," unless a real possibility exists that the course hours will be changed. In that case, you are telling the prof. why those hours should be changed, rather than why you will not be attending.
– remarkl
Feb 17 at 15:38
@remarkl, so you suggest to go for comma before as?
– Jayanth
Feb 17 at 15:44
Personally, I think ...are a good fit with or ...fit in [well] with... would be better than match here. But that's a really fine detail of style - there's nothing particularly wrong with your phrasing there.
– FumbleFingers
Feb 17 at 16:03
2
2
Strictly speaking you should include the comma, but what marks the text out as "sub-standard" to me isn't that "missing" comma anyway. It's the use of [hypothetical?] would rather than will.
– FumbleFingers
Feb 17 at 15:07
Strictly speaking you should include the comma, but what marks the text out as "sub-standard" to me isn't that "missing" comma anyway. It's the use of [hypothetical?] would rather than will.
– FumbleFingers
Feb 17 at 15:07
@FumbleFingers, thank you.Duly noted. is there a better word for "match" in this scenario...I think match does not fit in.
– Jayanth
Feb 17 at 15:20
@FumbleFingers, thank you.Duly noted. is there a better word for "match" in this scenario...I think match does not fit in.
– Jayanth
Feb 17 at 15:20
1
1
Without the comma, the "as" would be read as "in the role of," e.g., "...attend the course as an auditor." Context rescues the meaning, but context should be a last resort where there is no benefit of brevity to be achieved by relying on it. I think "work schedule conflicts with the course hours" would be more idiomatic than what you have written. And I second FumbleFingers on "will" vs. "would," unless a real possibility exists that the course hours will be changed. In that case, you are telling the prof. why those hours should be changed, rather than why you will not be attending.
– remarkl
Feb 17 at 15:38
Without the comma, the "as" would be read as "in the role of," e.g., "...attend the course as an auditor." Context rescues the meaning, but context should be a last resort where there is no benefit of brevity to be achieved by relying on it. I think "work schedule conflicts with the course hours" would be more idiomatic than what you have written. And I second FumbleFingers on "will" vs. "would," unless a real possibility exists that the course hours will be changed. In that case, you are telling the prof. why those hours should be changed, rather than why you will not be attending.
– remarkl
Feb 17 at 15:38
@remarkl, so you suggest to go for comma before as?
– Jayanth
Feb 17 at 15:44
@remarkl, so you suggest to go for comma before as?
– Jayanth
Feb 17 at 15:44
Personally, I think ...are a good fit with or ...fit in [well] with... would be better than match here. But that's a really fine detail of style - there's nothing particularly wrong with your phrasing there.
– FumbleFingers
Feb 17 at 16:03
Personally, I think ...are a good fit with or ...fit in [well] with... would be better than match here. But that's a really fine detail of style - there's nothing particularly wrong with your phrasing there.
– FumbleFingers
Feb 17 at 16:03
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Despite all these comments, no-one has attempted an answer. Since I disagree with most of the comments, I thought I should give this answer. Please note I am a native BrE speaker.
If you wish to be very polite then you might well choose "would" rather than "will". In the context of a student addressing a professor, politeness might be appropriate. The element of doubt implied by "would'" permits a polite withdrawal: the professor might change the timings; you might decide that you could change your other commitments. "Will" could be read as an ultimatum.
There are a few occasions in which the omission of a comma changes the meaning of a sentence. This is not one of them. The modern taste is for minimal commas.
answered Feb 17 at 23:01
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Hi Jeremy, I am giving IELTS in a few days and so I am planning to understand the possibilities of the scenario. From IELTS perspective or strictly speaking, do we have to give a comma in my sentence?
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Despite all these comments, no-one has attempted an answer. Since I disagree with most of the comments, I thought I should give this answer. Please note I am a native BrE speaker.
If you wish to be very polite then you might well choose "would" rather than "will". In the context of a student addressing a professor, politeness might be appropriate. The element of doubt implied by "would'" permits a polite withdrawal: the professor might change the timings; you might decide that you could change your other commitments. "Will" could be read as an ultimatum.
There are a few occasions in which the omission of a comma changes the meaning of a sentence. This is not one of them. The modern taste is for minimal commas.
answered Feb 17 at 23:01
JeremyCJeremyC
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Hi Jeremy, I am giving IELTS in a few days and so I am planning to understand the possibilities of the scenario. From IELTS perspective or strictly speaking, do we have to give a comma in my sentence?
– Jayanth
Feb 18 at 4:33
add a comment |
Despite all these comments, no-one has attempted an answer. Since I disagree with most of the comments, I thought I should give this answer. Please note I am a native BrE speaker.
If you wish to be very polite then you might well choose "would" rather than "will". In the context of a student addressing a professor, politeness might be appropriate. The element of doubt implied by "would'" permits a polite withdrawal: the professor might change the timings; you might decide that you could change your other commitments. "Will" could be read as an ultimatum.
There are a few occasions in which the omission of a comma changes the meaning of a sentence. This is not one of them. The modern taste is for minimal commas.
answered Feb 17 at 23:01
JeremyCJeremyC
2,545313
Hi Jeremy, I am giving IELTS in a few days and so I am planning to understand the possibilities of the scenario. From IELTS perspective or strictly speaking, do we have to give a comma in my sentence?
– Jayanth
Feb 18 at 4:33
add a comment |
Despite all these comments, no-one has attempted an answer. Since I disagree with most of the comments, I thought I should give this answer. Please note I am a native BrE speaker.
If you wish to be very polite then you might well choose "would" rather than "will". In the context of a student addressing a professor, politeness might be appropriate. The element of doubt implied by "would'" permits a polite withdrawal: the professor might change the timings; you might decide that you could change your other commitments. "Will" could be read as an ultimatum.
There are a few occasions in which the omission of a comma changes the meaning of a sentence. This is not one of them. The modern taste is for minimal commas.
answered Feb 17 at 23:01
JeremyCJeremyC
2,545313
Despite all these comments, no-one has attempted an answer. Since I disagree with most of the comments, I thought I should give this answer. Please note I am a native BrE speaker.
If you wish to be very polite then you might well choose "would" rather than "will". In the context of a student addressing a professor, politeness might be appropriate. The element of doubt implied by "would'" permits a polite withdrawal: the professor might change the timings; you might decide that you could change your other commitments. "Will" could be read as an ultimatum.
There are a few occasions in which the omission of a comma changes the meaning of a sentence. This is not one of them. The modern taste is for minimal commas.
answered Feb 17 at 23:01
JeremyCJeremyC
2,545313
answered Feb 17 at 23:01
JeremyCJeremyC
2,545313
answered Feb 17 at 23:01
JeremyCJeremyC
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answered Feb 17 at 23:01
JeremyCJeremyC
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2,545313
Hi Jeremy, I am giving IELTS in a few days and so I am planning to understand the possibilities of the scenario. From IELTS perspective or strictly speaking, do we have to give a comma in my sentence?
– Jayanth
Feb 18 at 4:33
add a comment |
Hi Jeremy, I am giving IELTS in a few days and so I am planning to understand the possibilities of the scenario. From IELTS perspective or strictly speaking, do we have to give a comma in my sentence?
– Jayanth
Feb 18 at 4:33
Hi Jeremy, I am giving IELTS in a few days and so I am planning to understand the possibilities of the scenario. From IELTS perspective or strictly speaking, do we have to give a comma in my sentence?
– Jayanth
Feb 18 at 4:33
Hi Jeremy, I am giving IELTS in a few days and so I am planning to understand the possibilities of the scenario. From IELTS perspective or strictly speaking, do we have to give a comma in my sentence?
– Jayanth
Feb 18 at 4:33
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Strictly speaking you should include the comma, but what marks the text out as "sub-standard" to me isn't that "missing" comma anyway. It's the use of [hypothetical?] would rather than will.
– FumbleFingers
Feb 17 at 15:07
@FumbleFingers, thank you.Duly noted. is there a better word for "match" in this scenario...I think match does not fit in.
– Jayanth
Feb 17 at 15:20
1
Without the comma, the "as" would be read as "in the role of," e.g., "...attend the course as an auditor." Context rescues the meaning, but context should be a last resort where there is no benefit of brevity to be achieved by relying on it. I think "work schedule conflicts with the course hours" would be more idiomatic than what you have written. And I second FumbleFingers on "will" vs. "would," unless a real possibility exists that the course hours will be changed. In that case, you are telling the prof. why those hours should be changed, rather than why you will not be attending.
– remarkl
Feb 17 at 15:38
@remarkl, so you suggest to go for comma before as?
– Jayanth
Feb 17 at 15:44
Personally, I think ...are a good fit with or ...fit in [well] with... would be better than match here. But that's a really fine detail of style - there's nothing particularly wrong with your phrasing there.
– FumbleFingers
Feb 17 at 16:03