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What is this sentence missing and where ?
One day my dad and his brother stop me if you've heard this story started on what they thought would be an uneventful drive to work.
I thinks it's missing commas
What is this sentence missing and where ?
One day my dad and his brother stop me if you've heard this story started on what they thought would be an uneventful drive to work.
I thinks it's missing commas
Answers
Writeacher
It's missing more than commas.
What phrase/clause can you remove to make the sentence flow smoothly? Before and after that phrase/clause that interrupts the sentence, you need dashes (make sure you don't use hyphens!).
http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/marks/dash.htm
What phrase/clause can you remove to make the sentence flow smoothly? Before and after that phrase/clause that interrupts the sentence, you need dashes (make sure you don't use hyphens!).
http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/marks/dash.htm
GuruBlue
Yes, definitely it is missing something.
In this case instead of using commas, I would use dashes. Parentheses can also be used .
One day my dad and his brother - stop me if you've heard this story - started on what they thought would be an uneventful drive to work.
In this case instead of using commas, I would use dashes. Parentheses can also be used .
One day my dad and his brother - stop me if you've heard this story - started on what they thought would be an uneventful drive to work.
Anonymous
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GuruBlue
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