Piano gray 499 Posted 7 years ago
Grammar
Rather + Comma
In the following sentence do I need a comma before rather?
Children no longer walk rather they travel by vehicles.
Top answer
piano gray 499 In the following sentence do I need a comma before rather? " ("by vehicle" would also work) That is two independent clauses, "children walk" and "they travel". Something is needed between them.
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piano gray 499In the following sentence do I need a comma before rather?
First let me correct something:
"Children no longer walk rather they travel in vehicles." ("by vehicle" would also work)
That is two independent clauses, "children walk" and "they travel". Something is needed between them. A comma would make the error known as a comma splic
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