return2ozma@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 22 days agoFather of 18-year-old fatally shot by Ohio police charged with hitting and killing deputy with carwww.nbcnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square116linkfedilinkarrow-up1318arrow-down111
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minus-squareandros_rex@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·21 days ago “Father of,” establishes the father as the subject. “18 year old fatally shot by Ohio police,” No. The subject is the father yes, but you can’t cut off the “of” that way.
minus-squareStevelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·edit-221 days agoBut using those words you’d have to, to establish that it isn’t actually the father who was shot, but the 18 year old. The terrible use commas comes from the terrible word choice. Rewriting the entire sentence would be the best option.
No. The subject is the father yes, but you can’t cut off the “of” that way.
But using those words you’d have to, to establish that it isn’t actually the father who was shot, but the 18 year old.
The terrible use commas comes from the terrible word choice. Rewriting the entire sentence would be the best option.