Lawrence considered Billington a workaholic, and as such, a kindred spirit.
Not sure if its written correctly or not. Any advice?
Not sure if its written correctly or not. Any advice?
help with this sentence
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I'd have a comma after the 'and'. Seems full of commas but I think that's the way to do it. My Canadian editor likes commas - I take it that means it is the 'in' thing these days.
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No comma after "workaholic" or "and." This is because the second part isn't an independent clause.
It should be: Lawrence considered Billington a workaholic and as such, a kindred spirit.
It should be: Lawrence considered Billington a workaholic and as such, a kindred spirit.
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Disclaimer: I'm British and we do things differently here. This is what I would write:
No comma before 'and' because 'and' and 'but' are strong enough conjunctions not to require it.
The sentence is basically:
So you want commas around the parenthetical phrase 'as such'.
No comma before 'and' because 'and' and 'but' are strong enough conjunctions not to require it.
The sentence is basically:
So you want commas around the parenthetical phrase 'as such'.
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