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The use of the comma: 'When Sam Winters returned...'



 
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The use of the comma: 'When Sam Winters returned...' Mon Oct 16, 2006 21:50 pm  The use of the comma: 'When Sam Winters returned...'
 

Hi

Could you please tell me which one of the folowing seems better to you?

1- When Sam Winters returned from the war his job at TCS Studios was waiting for him.

2- When Sam Winters returned from the war, his job at TCS Studios was waiting for him.

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The use of the comma: 'When Sam Winters returned...' Mon Oct 16, 2006 21:57 pm  The use of the comma: 'When Sam Winters returned...'
 

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I vote for the comma, Tom. Very Happy

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The use of the comma: 'When Sam Winters returned...' Tue Oct 17, 2006 15:23 pm  The use of the comma: 'When Sam Winters returned...'
 

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