Can anyone please help me out and indicate the mistake in this exchange?
“Is John ill? He’s lost a lot of weight.”
“Yes, he is rather slender these days, isn’t he?”
I am not so sure about the way the second sentence is punctuated.
commaspunctuation
Can anyone please help me out and indicate the mistake in this exchange?
“Is John ill? He’s lost a lot of weight.”
“Yes, he is rather slender these days, isn’t he?”
I am not so sure about the way the second sentence is punctuated.
Best Answer
Punctuation is a matter of style and preference and it largely depends on which style book you or your editor use. However, using a comma is not as much confusing as other punctuation marks.
According to the linked Commas: Quick Rules by Purdue University: