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example: I like animals such as cats and dogs. I like animals,such as cats and dogs. Neither of these sentences necessarily containgrammatical errors. However, the comma changes the meaning. Without the comma,the author is saying that they specifically like cats, dogs, and perhaps somesimilar animals, but there may be other animals that they do not like. With thecomma, the author is saying that they like all animals, then giving cats anddogs as examples. which correctly use—ordon’t use—commas before “such as.” Think about whether the clauses arerestrictive or nonrestrictive and
how this has informed the comma usage. How would the meaning be Pakistan Mobile Number List different or incorrect if the comma usage were swapped? Fruits, such as lemonsand bananas, can contribute to a balanced diet. Fruits such as lemons andbananas are yellow. I enjoy lots of foods, such as ice cream and cake. Foodssuch as ice cream and cake are full of sugar. Many writers struggle withproblems such as getting the hang of commas. Many writers, such as this bestsellingnovelist, struggle with grammar. Summary Whether or not you need a comma before“such as” depends on whether it’s part of a restrictive clause or anonrestrictive clause, or to put it
simply, whether it’s an essential or nonessential part of the sentence.To know whether to use a comma before "such as": 1. Remove "suchas" from your sentence 2. Ask yourself if the sentence still has the samemeaning 3. If it does, it needs a comma. If it doesn't, it does not need acomma. Once you’ve got the hang of this trick, you should have no troubleknowing when to use a comma with “such as”. s Your Blog’s Reading LevelDisconnecting Your Audience? Written by Katy Ward Although we may haveconvinced ourselves in school that using longer words made our content soundmore intelligent and got us better grades, we’re not all
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