Is comma necessary?

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Agent Ryan walks into the room, dressed in his morning attire, and finds Laoriz asleep on the couch, with a bag of chips in his hand.

Is the comma after 'couch' necessary?

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In my opinion, no.

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I would agree with contrex.

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Thanks, Contrex and Mame.

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Yoong Liat, have you the rules for punctuation? There are, if I recall correctly, 11 rules for commas! Would you like me to find you a link to that information? Comma usage is frequently misunderstood or not known.

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Mame wrote:

Yoong Liat, have you the rules for punctuation? There are, if I recall correctly, 11 rules for commas! Would you like me to find you a link to that information? Comma usage is frequently misunderstood or not known.

Certainly. I appreciate your assistance.

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Mame wrote:

Yoong Liat, have you the rules for punctuation? There are, if I recall correctly, 11 rules for commas! Would you like me to find you a link to that information? Comma usage is frequently misunderstood or not known.

Mame, if you have one handy I would like it please.

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Here, these might help - I think the second one is a little clearer and easier to read and understand.

http://www.lycoming.edu/arc/current/COMMAS.html

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/grammar/g_comma.html

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Thanks, Mame.

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Mame, thank you.

I found this funny, ironic, and confusing. The first link says "Note: Commas after the year and state name are the ones most frequently forgotten".

In the 2nd link, exercise #1, #14, the comma was forgotten after the state name. Confused

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TTH wrote:

Mame, thank you.

I found this funny, ironic, and confusing. The first link says "Note: Commas after the year and state name are the ones most frequently forgotten".

In the 2nd link, exercise #1, #14, the comma was forgotten after the state name.

TTH, Not a mistake. A comma does not go after the state in an address with a zip code:

123 Elm Street, Chicago, IL 12345

This is correct.

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Roberta
I had never used a comma after a state name with a zip code.

The link that Mame provided (2nd one) exercise #1, #14, one cannot get the correct answer. It is not an option.

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/grammar/g_comma.html

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You're right. The correct answer is not an option. C'est la vie.

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Thanks for responding Roberta. I hope both Yoong Liat and Mame caught that too.
I didn't do all the exercises so I don't know if any other mistakes were made.

So, the information in the first link is misleading and the second link has at least one question
that doesn't allow for a correct answer. No wonder people get confused.

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