comma use

English translation: yes

01:22 Jun 19, 2018

English language (monolingual) [PRO]
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English term or phrase: comma use

Personnel Management Strategy, including:
(an enumeration follows)

Do i need to put comma here?

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Alexander Grabowski
Ukraine

Selected answer:yes

Explanation:
you do need to put it
Personnel Management Strategy, including:
...
to Keep It Simple :-)

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Vladyslav Golovaty
Ukraine
Local time: 16:18

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yes

Vladyslav Golovaty

depends

Jennifer Levey

the use of the comma in bullet points will depend on the sentence structure and the Style Guide

Oliver Simões

see the rule below

Ekaterina Grebenshchikova

Discussion entries: 8

Answers

13 mins confidence:

the use of the comma in bullet points will depend on the sentence structure and the Style Guide

Explanation:
The European Union's "English Style Guide" suggests":

- a comma or no punctuation for lists that do not contain the main verb
- a period (full stop) after each sentence for lists that contain at least one item with multiple sentences
- a semicolon otherwise.

The Australian Style Manual (Wiley, Sixth Edition) suggests no punctuation unless there is a full sentence (or multiple sentences), in which case there should be a period (full stop).

https://intelligentediting.com/blog/how-to-punctuate-bulleted-and-numbered-lists/

Oliver Simões
United States
Local time: 06:18
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 24

14 mins confidence:

depends

Explanation:
On the CONTEXT - i.e., the full paragraph.

Jennifer Levey
Chile
Local time: 09:18
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 27

44 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +4

yes

Explanation:
you do need to put it
Personnel Management Strategy, including:
...
to Keep It Simple :-)

Vladyslav Golovaty
Ukraine
Local time: 16:18
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English,

Russian
PRO pts in category: 4

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3 hrs confidence:

see the rule below

Explanation:
If you're inquiring about the comma before including, then see below:

«As with many comma related questions, the answer depends on whether the phrase in question is restrictive or non-restrictive. If removing the phrase would change the meaning of the sentence, then it is restrictive and a comma should not be used. On the other hand, if removing the phrase does nothing to the meaning of the sentence, and it still makes sense, then the phrase is non-restrictive and a comma should be used.»(c)

https://medium.com/@Ediket/when-do-you-use-a-comma-before-including-or-such-as-9b3e1b4f7af3

Ekaterina Grebenshchikova
Native speaker of: Russian

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