A 35-minute documentary by famed director ...

[neb090]

A 35-minute documentary by famed director Werner Herzong has gotten 2.2 million views since it was released on the It Can Wait website. The PSAs will run on TV for 30 weeks vs. 16 weeks in 2012, when AT&T was going it alone, Coughlin said.

Source: The Dallas Morning News, by Cheryl Hall, 2013

In this paragraph, Could I:

1. add shot after documentary?
2. use "be played" or "be broadcast" to replace run?
3. use "doing" instead of "going."

 

[Tarheel]

1. Yes, you could.
2. No. Yes.
3. Yes, you could.

 

[emsr2d2]

A 35-minute documentary by famed director Werner Herzong Herzog has gotten 2.2 million views since it was released on the It Can Wait website. The PSAs will run on TV for 30 weeks vs. 16 weeks in 2012, when AT&T was going it alone, Coughlin said.

Source: The Dallas Morning News, by Cheryl Hall, 2013

In this that paragraph, could I ...

1. ... add "shot" after documentary?
2. ... use "be played" or "be broadcast" to replace "run"?
3. ... use "doing" instead of "going"?

@neb090 I have improved the title and layout of your last two threads (I think I did some others too). Please make note of these changes.

1. Thread titles should not just be strings of random words from your post. Titles must be unique, relevant and include at least part of whole sentences.
2. Put the source information directly after the quote.
3. Don't use a capital letter after a comma unless the word is a proper noun.

Please try not to use red in your posts. Many of us make corrections in red so it gets confusing if the original text includes red too.

 

[jutfrank]

1. No, not really. It wasn't just shot by Herzog. It was written and edited by him too.
2. I presume you're asking this question because you want to understand the meaning and use of 'run', right? Yes, it's similar to 'be broadcast'.
3. No. This fixed expression is 'go it alone'.

Don't try and change things native speakers have written.

 

[neb090]

1. No, not really. It wasn't just shot by Herzog. It was written and edited by him too.
2. I presume you're asking this question because you want to understand the meaning and use of 'run', right? Yes, it's similar to 'be broadcast'.
3. No. This fixed expression is 'go it alone'.

Don't try and change things native speakers have written.

And could I omit the comma before when?

 

[Tarheel]

And could I omit the comma before when?

What does that refer to?

 

[emsr2d2]

What does that refer to?

It's in the final sentence of the quote in post #1.

 

[Tarheel]

I don't have the perfect memory people often seem to expect to have.

 

[Tarheel]

And could I omit the comma before when?

No, for two reasons. First, you can't do anything with it. Second, it belongs there.

 

[neb090]

It's in the final sentence of the quote in post #1.

How about:

1. I met him on last Saturday afternoon, when it was raining.

2. I met him on last Saturday afternoon when it was raining.

In these two sentences, do I need to put a comma before "when?"

 

[dunchee]

Rules for Comma Usage

Rules for Comma Usage

www.guidetogrammar.org

Find the highlighted box:

As pointed out above (Rule #3), ...
...
When an adverbial clause comes later on in the sentence, however, the writer must determine if the clause is essential to the meaning of the sentence or not....

Also read this part in 4:

Use a comma to set off parenthetical elements .... By "parenthetical element," we mean a part of a sentence which can be removed without changing the essential meaning of that sentence... "added information" ... This is the most difficult rule in punctuation because ...

So it's up to you to decide if "when it was raining" is essential to the meaning of your sentence.

 

[Tarheel]

If I was saying it there would be no pause there. Using a comma indicates a pause in speech.