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Does a comma go after SMA-18 and ago?
The doctors dictates on this report:
CBC and SMA-18 drawn a few months ago were normal. Does a comma need to be after SMA-18 and ago? Please help!
Erin
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Re: Does a comma go after SMA-18 and ago?

Originally Posted by
erempa
The doctors dictates on this report:
CBC and SMA-18 drawn a few months ago were normal. Does a comma need to be after SMA-18 and ago? Please help!
Erin
You don't need any commas.
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Re: Does a comma go after SMA-18 and ago?

Originally Posted by
erempa
The doctors dictates on this report:
CBC and SMA-18 drawn a few months ago were normal. Does a comma need to be after SMA-18 and ago? Please help!
Erin
In this case it isn't required, since "drawn a few months ago" does not separate the subject/verb too badly.
but let us take the following example:
CBC and SMA-18, drawn a few months ago after the diagnosis was first confirmed by Dr. Jones, were normal.
You would need commas...do you see the difference?
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Re: Does a comma go after SMA-18 and ago?

Originally Posted by
Naamplao
In this case it isn't required, since "drawn a few months ago" does not separate the subject/verb too badly.
but let us take the following example:
CBC and SMA-18, drawn a few months ago after the diagnosis was first confirmed by Dr. Jones, were normal.
You would need commas...do you see the difference?
In that sentence one could just as easily put the first comma after "ago".
CBC and SMA-18 drawn a few months ago, after the diagnosis was first confirmed by Dr. Jones, were normal.
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Re: Does a comma go after SMA-18 and ago?

Originally Posted by
2006
In that sentence one could just as easily put the first comma after "ago".
CBC and SMA-18 drawn a few months ago, after the diagnosis was first confirmed by Dr. Jones, were normal.
I think it is better as I showed it...perhaps you are correct but I'd never write it that way.
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