comma placement?

English translation: yes

07:23 Sep 20, 2011
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Poetry & Literature
English term or phrase: comma placement?
"How has that, or has that affected the way in which you treat him?"

Should there be a second comma after the second that? As in:
"How has that, or has that, affected the way in which she treated him?"

Thank you!
Joyce A
Thailand
Local time: 06:56
Selected answer:yes
Explanation:
absolutely

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Note added at 6 mins (2011-09-20 07:30:35 GMT)
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you have to put a comma as "or has that" functions as a relative clause

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Note added at 16 mins (2011-09-20 07:40:28 GMT)
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a (main cluase), explanation, etc.

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Note added at 22 mins (2011-09-20 07:46:03 GMT)
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relative to the main clause

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Note added at 25 mins (2011-09-20 07:48:58 GMT)
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in apposition (better)
Selected response from:

David Hollywood
Local time: 20:56
Grading comment
Thank you, David!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



SUMMARY OF ALL EXPLANATIONS PROVIDED
5 +12yes
David Hollywood
3 -1no need
Vladyslav Golovaty


Discussion entries: 7





  

Answers


3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): -1
no need


Explanation:
of 2nd comma

Vladyslav Golovaty
Ukraine
Local time: 01:56
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in RussianRussian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Catherine Bolton: It's totally unclear without the second comma.
5 hrs
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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +12
yes


Explanation:
absolutely

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Note added at 6 mins (2011-09-20 07:30:35 GMT)
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you have to put a comma as "or has that" functions as a relative clause

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Note added at 16 mins (2011-09-20 07:40:28 GMT)
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a (main cluase), explanation, etc.

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Note added at 22 mins (2011-09-20 07:46:03 GMT)
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relative to the main clause

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Note added at 25 mins (2011-09-20 07:48:58 GMT)
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in apposition (better)

David Hollywood
Local time: 20:56
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 118
Grading comment
Thank you, David!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ryan Layman: Yes, this is an example of an appositive. A comma at the beginning and end of an appositive is necessary.
2 mins
  -> thanks Ryan and "apposition" is the corrrect term :)

agree  Liz Dexter (was Broomfield)
9 mins
  -> thanks Liz :)

agree  Charles Davis: Not relative, but you're right about the second comma
14 mins
  -> thanks Charles :)

agree  Andrei Vrabtchev
26 mins

agree  Nicola Beedle
46 mins

agree  Jenni Lukac (X): Agree with Charles.
2 hrs

agree  amarpaul
3 hrs

agree  Catherine Bolton
5 hrs

agree  eski
11 hrs

agree  Ashutosh Mitra
1 day 1 hr

agree  Phong Le
1 day 3 hrs

agree  Thuy-PTT (X)
2 days 2 hrs
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