which is correct;
Jennifer Smith, the new receptionist starts work today or Jennifer Smith, the new receptionist, starts work today or Jennifer Smith, the new receptionist, starts work, today or Jennifer Smith the new receptionist starts work today? please help!
2006-06-28 12:06:49 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Studying Abroad
Jennifer Smith, the new receptionist, starts work today
2006-06-28 12:10:33 · answer #1 · answered by askandanswer 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jennifer Smith, the new receptionist, starts work today
2006-06-28 19:10:46 · answer #2 · answered by Dusk 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jennifer Smith, the new receptionist, starts work today.
2006-06-28 19:20:47 · answer #3 · answered by smartypants 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The correct answer is Jennifer Smith, the new receptionist, starts work today. The reason is because "the new receptionist" element of the sentence interrupts the main thought of the sentence...Always use commas to set off information that could be removed from the sentence without changing its basic meaning. Another example: The lake, known for its pleasant temperature, is a favorite tourist attraction. We could have just said "the lake is a favorite tourist attraction," which is really the main point of the sentence. But, instead, we threw in some optional information, "that it is known for its pleasant temperature." Therefore, we had to set that phrase off from the rest of the sentence with a comma before and after it.
2006-06-28 19:18:32 · answer #4 · answered by B24601 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jennifer Smith, the new receptionist, starts work today. Unless you are informing Jennifer that some other new receptionist is starting work.
2006-06-28 19:12:28 · answer #5 · answered by CATHY A 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the second one. the line in between the commas describes Jennifer Smith. correct: Jennifer Smith, the new receptionist, starts work today.
2006-06-28 19:11:37 · answer #6 · answered by asdfgh. 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jennifer Smith, the new receptionist, starts work today.
2006-06-28 19:11:36 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jennifer Smith, the new receptionist, starts work today.
2006-06-28 19:10:46 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jennifer Smith, the new receptionist, starts work today.
2006-06-28 19:10:18 · answer #9 · answered by Jeremiah 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jennifer Smith, the new receptionist, starts work today.
Jennifer Smith is the subject
the new reciptionist is additional information about the subject, as it is a noun plus adjective and article -it is called an appositive and is seperated from the rest of the sentence with commas.
2006-07-05 10:44:07 · answer #10 · answered by OldGringo 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋