#2 (permalink) Sun Jul 10, 2016 8:32 am Use of comma |
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1a. John sat on a park bench, eating his lunch.
1b. John sat on a park bench eating his lunch. < the bench was not eating lunch 2a. John sat on a bench with David, eating his lunch. <John is eating lunch. 2b. John sat on a bench, with David eating his lunch next to him. < David is eating lunch. _________________ "Inside every old person is a young person wondering what happened."
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