• andros_rex@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    2
    ·
    7 hours 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.

    • Steve
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      1
      ·
      edit-2
      4 hours ago

      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.