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Re: Should there be comma before and after "therefore" if occuring in a middle of sentence?
| Einde O'Callaghan | 08 Apr 2009 08:19 |
>>> It is, therefore, important.
>>> It is therefore, important.
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> Thanx. If it is in the beginning, should be a comma e.g. "Therefore,
> tt is important"?
No, it's still an integral part of teh sentence.
There are only commas around so-called "sentence adverbs", i.e. adverbs
referring to the whole sentence - examples are "however", "nevertheless"
- and commas after ordinal adverbs such as "firstly", "lastly" at the
beginning of a sentence - although these commas are often omitted.
Regards, Einde O'callaghan
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| n o s p a m p l e a s e | 08 Apr 2009 07:12 |
> > It is, therefore, important.
> > It is therefore, important.
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>
> Regards, Einde O'Callaghan
Thanx. If it is in the beginning, should be a comma e.g. "Therefore,
tt is important"?
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| Einde O'Callaghan | 07 Apr 2009 12:52 |
> It is, therefore, important.
> It is therefore, important.
> It is therefore important.
>
> Which one of the above is correct from punctuation point of view?
Only the last one looks right to me. The word "therefore" is an integral
part of the sentence
Regards, Einde O'Callaghan
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| n o s p a m p l e a s e | 07 Apr 2009 10:47 |
It is, therefore, important.
It is therefore, important.
It is therefore important.
Which one of the above is correct from punctuation point of view?
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