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A crowd congregated around the entrance to the theatre, hoping to catch a glimpse of the stars of the show.

can i write the above sentence leaving out comma?

asked Nov 03 '12 at 09:52

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You can. If you leave it in, it would be more of a stylist comma to give a pause after 'theatre'.

link	answered Nov 03 '12 at 10:17 Lewis Neidhardt Expert

Actullay this is a question. Since I am new here I dont know whether this is the place to ask it here but I am going ahead!

I have heard that the modern trend is to avoid punctuating as much possible. Is this true?

Thanks in advance for your clarification.

– srinivasan n – Nov 03 '12 at 12:15

There is such a trend, but it has been largely misunderstood. In the past (perhaps 70 years ago), students were taught to place commas wherever their voice paused -- this resulted in too many commas. Today, students are being taught to only place commas where they are required. This does not mean that commas are optional -- far from it. You must learn the "rules" for comma placement, place commas only where required, and omit unnecessary commas. Punctuation is still a requirements -- as is capitalizing the personal pronoun "I" (not "i").

– Jeff Pribyl – Nov 03 '12 at 15:29

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What does "i" mean? It is not a word in the English language. If you mean the personal pronoun "I" you MUST capitalize it. This is not an option. Proper punctuation is not optional.

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answered Nov 03 '12 at 15:34