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using multiple commas in a sentence

English Language & Usage Asked by AD8 on January 12, 2021

I wrote this sentence in a letter, but I am not confident about the use of multiple commas. The sentence probably lacks proper use of articles as well.

“Due to the halved frequency of this route, passengers like myself, who catch train in the afternoon, have to wait double the time to get on a bus.”

Apologies for asking two questions (use of commas, and articles) in one post.

Edit: I didn’t realise I should have added a task / question prompt to help everyone understand the background.

I was practicing writing a formal letter, and subject was to “write a letter to the manager of your local bus service. They have recently made some changes to the service which created inconvenience for you.”

In first paragraph, I wrote that a bus service between a primary school and the train station has been reduced for non-peak hours, and in second paragraph I wanted to say “Due to the halved frequency of the bus service to the train station, commuters who have to go to the train station using bus, have to wait double the time to catch the bus”

One Answer

Your sentence was perfectly understandable to me after I included the article the in front of train.

Your commas were placed correctly: Your introductory phrase requires a comma after it, and the modifying phrase, who catch the train in the afternoon, requires commas around it. @Edwin Ashworth's sentence puts your thoughts into a more formal style (and possibly changes the meaning as well, since I took your sentence to mean you catch the train first and then have to wait double the time for the bus). However, other than the the, your sentence is fine and no one should find fault in it.

You sound like you may be learning English. You may be interested to know there is an entire StackExchange community for English Language Learners. Here it is: https://ell.stackexchange.com/

Answered by GinnyBethoc on January 12, 2021

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