Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
From/to/to/to and commas
Consider a sentence like, "The concert will feature a wide range of musical styles, from swamp-soaked New Orleans blues, to dry and dusty Texas country swing, to intimate singer-songwriter ballads."
Are the commas necessary? I would argue no, unless you want to suggest pauses. In the actual sentence I'm wondering about (which I don't have with me at the moment), there are commas, and the pauses sound okay since it's a fairly long sentence with lotf of information between each "to." But is there any sort of general ruling or philosophy in place for this construction?
Thanks!
Are the commas necessary? I would argue no, unless you want to suggest pauses. In the actual sentence I'm wondering about (which I don't have with me at the moment), there are commas, and the pauses sound okay since it's a fairly long sentence with lotf of information between each "to." But is there any sort of general ruling or philosophy in place for this construction?
Thanks!
Top answer
In sentences like this, I think it's as much a matter of personal stylistic taste as anything else. If you feel the commas help to make the sentence easier to read then include them, otherwise don't.
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In sentences like this, I think it's as much a matter of personal stylistic taste as anything else. If you feel the commas help to make the sentence easier to read then include them, otherwise don't.
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