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participle (The plane crashed, killing all 200 people aboard) #1 (permalink) Fri Aug 31, 2007 16:38 pm   participle (The plane crashed, killing all 200 people aboard)
 

The plane crashed, killing all 200 people aboard.

The plane crashed killing all 200 people aboard.


Is there any difference between these two sentences?

What difference does the comma make?
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participle #2 (permalink) Fri Aug 31, 2007 17:02 pm   participle
 

Hi,

The comma changes the emphasis:

The plane crashed, killing all 200 people aboard.
The plane crashed killing all 200 people aboard.


In the first one the comma breaks the sentence in two and suggests as a result of the crash all 200 people were killed.

In the second one a statement is made saying the plane crashed and killed all 200 people.

For clarity the first sentence is preferable.

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participle #3 (permalink) Fri Aug 31, 2007 17:34 pm   participle
 

Thank you, Alan.
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