04.05.2013 Views

Grammatica - loco

Grammatica - loco

Grammatica - loco

SHOW MORE
SHOW LESS

You also want an ePaper? Increase the reach of your titles

YUMPU automatically turns print PDFs into web optimized ePapers that Google loves.

20<br />

Generally speaking Dutch punctuation does not differ greatly from that<br />

of English. Only the comma is used somewhat differently—usually more<br />

sparingly than in English—and thus only the comma is dealt with here.<br />

For a complete account of Dutch punctuation see H.M. Hermkens, Spelling<br />

en interpunctie (Malmberg, Den Bosch).<br />

The comma<br />

De komma<br />

Only those uses that differ from English are dealt with here.<br />

It may be used between two adjectives before a noun when no conjunction<br />

is used (see 9.8.7), as in English, but is also often omitted in such cases;<br />

but it is always used when three or more adjectives precede the noun but<br />

never before the en:<br />

but<br />

Chapter 3<br />

Punctuation<br />

Interpunctie, leestekens<br />

3.1<br />

3.1.1<br />

een koude(,) natte avond<br />

a cold, wet evening<br />

een koude, natte en stormachtige avond<br />

a cold, wet and stormy evening

Hooray! Your file is uploaded and ready to be published.

Saved successfully!

Ooh no, something went wrong!