Russell Johnson Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Comma Usage
I am unsure whether or not this sentence needs a comma with 'and so.'
Equation 2 tells us that the greatest common divisor of the integers x and y is 1 and so 1 can be written as a linear combination of x and y.
Equation 2 tells us that the greatest common divisor of the integers x and y is 1 and so 1 can be written as a linear combination of x and y.
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' Equation 2 tells us that the greatest common divisor of the integers x and y is 1 comma and so 1 can be written as a linear combination of x and y. I would add a comma as shown, to help the reader grasp the structure of the sentence. I take your meaning to be that the second part is the conclusion you draw from the fact that Equation 2 tells us that the greatest common divisor of the integers x and y.
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Hi,
I am unsure whether or not this sentence needs a comma with 'and so.'
Equation 2 tells us that the greatest common divisor of the integers x and y is 1 comma and so 1 can be written as a linear combination of x and y.
I would add a comma as shown, to help the read
I am unsure whether or not this sentence needs a comma with 'and so.'
Equation 2 tells us that the greatest common divisor of the integers x and y is 1 comma and so 1 can be written as a linear combination of x and y.
I would add a comma as shown, to help the read
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