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G please
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_ H I _ S T / T H E / S T A R / S T I _ _ / S H O _ E / _ R I G H T / I _ / T H E / S _ _ / T H E _ / S E T /
O _ _ , / T H E I R / _ I G / _ A _ E _ S / S T R I _ I _ G / _ A S T / T H R O _ G H / T H E / _ I G H T .
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Sorry, I can't type straight. What I meant to say was

Should there be a comma between 'S--' and 'THE-'?

I was thinking that 'S--' was the end of a relative clause. The comma you put in is not disputed.

Could it possibly be

Whilst the star still shone bright in the sky, they set off, their big camels striding fast through the night. ?

Something to do with the three wise men, perhaps?
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Yes, that's correct, Dave — it's from The Children's Life of Christ. And no, there's no comma after "sky" the way Enid wrote it, even though it would make sense to have one there!

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Thanks, Courtenay.

I definitely think that there should have been a comma after 'sky', to indicate that there should be a slight pause there. Running it all together runs the risk of it being interpreted as suggesting that they somehow set off the sky. This is, of course, avoided by the reader mentally inserting a comma there. But this raises the question as to whether the last part of the sentence should really be tagged on as a further relative clause.

I'd be interested to know what Eddie's view is. In our era, grammar in English was taught in some detail. I am sure it was in Enid's day too. How would you categorise the second relative clause, Eddie?

I can't help feeling that the sentence as written is clumsily constructed. It would be better written as:

"Whilst the star still shone brightly in the sky, they set off. They made good progress, their big camels striding through ther night."

So come on, Eddie. You're the perfect person to adjudicate

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Domino wrote: I definitely think that there should have been a comma after 'sky', to indicate that there should be a slight pause there. Running it all together runs the risk of it being interpreted as suggesting that they somehow set off the sky.
:lol: I didn't think of that!
Domino wrote:I can't help feeling that the sentence as written is clumsily constructed.
Ah yes, but it IS what Enid wrote nevertheless. You'd dare to argue with her?? :shock: :wink:
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I'd certainly argue the point, but I think she might concede it. It may well be that she did insert the comma in her original manuscript, so the fault is not necessarily hers.
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Here's the new one:

++++'+ / ++++ / +++
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S please?
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Two x S

++++'S / ++S+ / +++
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A please
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Sorry, no A.

++++'S / ++S+ / +++

Not in it: A
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Let's try E then.
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This wll ease the way for you.

++E+'S / ++S+ / +E+

Not in it: A
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T again, please? :D (I do have a cup in front of me right now, but you know what I mean)
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