Capt_Uhura Posted December 7, 2010 Share Posted December 7, 2010 I asked this question at the new MCT board but got no responses so I thought I'd ask here. Queequack's friends, a group of busy quakers and a source of endless entertainment for Fishmeal (laughs/ laugh) at the silly attempt at humor. Is there a comma missing after Fishmeal? I think "a group...for Fishmeal" an appositive phrase yet it doesn't have a closing comma. If so, that makes the core sentence "Queequack's friends laugh at the silly attempt at humor." On the previous page, MCT wrote about how important it is to have that closing comma otherwise it changes the subject. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
christine in al Posted December 7, 2010 Share Posted December 7, 2010 :bigear: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LisaKinVA Posted December 7, 2010 Share Posted December 7, 2010 I believe so... because the quackers are the ones laughing. Reading it any other way makes the sentence very, very confusing... Fishmeal is obviously the object of a preposition... I vote missing the comma. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt_Uhura Posted December 7, 2010 Author Share Posted December 7, 2010 Thanks! The answer at the bottom of the page says "friends laugh," so I assumed it was a typo but wanted to double check. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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