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"There were simply too many letters, going into too fine a detail, to deny the fact."
What is "comma" used for between "going and detail"?
"There were simply too many letters, going into too fine a detail, to deny the fact."
What is "comma" used for between "going and detail"?
What is "comma" used for between "going and detail"?
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It indicates a separate statement that adds additional information to the main statement. It can be omitted or moved without affecting the meaning of the main statement.
Here, the main statement is "There were simply too many letters to deny the fact.". The additional information "going into too fine a detail" is the additional information.
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@curlicious Thank you for your useful tip. Surely, comma can be used to give additional information.
@curlicious Thank you for your useful tip. Surely, comma can be used to give additional information.
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