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Three Errors with Compound Sentences
You have two connected ideas, two ideas that together make a complete message. In fact, the connection is so close that you want to join them into one long sentence. For example, let’s say you want to communicate these two ideas:
1. The man entered with a gun.
2. Bank personnel were not amused.
You want to write them in one longer…
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Added by David Bowman on June 21, 2011 at 10:00pm —
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Comma with TOO
Yes, You Do
Put a comma before the final too when too means also or as well. For example, which of these two sentences is correct?
- I think chocolate is tasty too.
- I think chocolate is tasty, too.
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Added by David Bowman on June 15, 2011 at 11:43pm —
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