Reeda Posted 15 years ago
Essay & Composition Writing
Ielts
DOES CORRECT PUNCTION CARRIES MARKS?
Could I start a sentence with 'whereas'?Is it required to put any
comma before or after,'whereas'?
Could I start a sentence with 'whereas'?Is it required to put any
comma before or after,'whereas'?
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Hello, reeda — and welcome to English Forums. No, it is not a good idea to start a sentence with 'whereas'. Within a sentence, you will need to precede it with a comma: Some solutions are relatively simple, whereas others will require wholesale transformation.
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Hello, reeda — and welcome to English Forums.
No, it is not a good idea to start a sentence with 'whereas'. Within a sentence, you will need to precede it with a comma:
Some solutions are relatively simple, whereas others will require wholesale transformation.
In 2009 the FAO reported 1.02 billion people worldwide were hungry or malnourished,
No, it is not a good idea to start a sentence with 'whereas'. Within a sentence, you will need to precede it with a comma:
Some solutions are relatively simple, whereas others will require wholesale transformation.
In 2009 the FAO reported 1.02 billion people worldwide were hungry or malnourished,
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