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Should a comma be inserted?
"It was clearly trying to withstand the test of time, and for a 200 year old document (comma?) it was doing a fantastic job."
3 Answers
- BarbaraLv 78 years agoFavorite Answer
"It was clearly trying to withstand the test of time and, for a 200-year-old document, it was doing a fantastic job."
The main sentence is: It was clearly trying to withstand the test of time and it was doing a fantastic job. The phrase 'for a 200-year-old document' should be enclosed in commas.
- Anonymous8 years ago
A comma should be added. Since "for a 200 year old document" is a prepositional phrase, a comma is needed.
- BazzaLv 78 years ago
You are not correct in your use of 'stand the test of time'.
This means that something has remained popular for a long time.
You mean, 'withstand the ravages of time'.
