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No commas with 'in fact' #1 (permalink) Fri May 27, 2005 14:06 pm   No commas with 'in fact'
 

Test No. incompl/advan-82 "GMAT Verbal Quiz (5)", question 4

You can have that car in any colour you want in fact you have a ......... of 24 different ones.

(a) choice
(b) choosing
(c) number
(d) shade

Test No. incompl/advan-82 "GMAT Verbal Quiz (5)", answer 4

You can have that car in any colour you want in fact you have a choice of 24 different ones.

Correct answer: (a) choice

Your answer was: correct
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Why is "in fact" here without commas?

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Commas #2 (permalink) Fri May 27, 2005 18:51 pm   Commas
 

Don't use commas unless you have to. They indicate a pause in the speech and there is no pause here.
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No commas with 'in fact' #3 (permalink) Mon Sep 20, 2010 8:16 am   No commas with 'in fact'
 

Hello,

Quote:
You can have that car in any colour you want in fact you have a choice of 24 different ones.

Test No. incompl/advan-82 "GMAT Verbal Quiz (5)", answer 4


This sentence is a run-on sentence consisting of two independent clauses or sentences, so it requires a proper punctuation.
I hope you will fix the problem.

Thank you.

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