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  1. The IAIT was supposed to be domestically-funded and carry out human rights related activities in India, using these funds.

When I checked this sentence in grammarly (grammer checker), it showed the sentence to be grammatically wrong, when I used the comma before 'using'.

  1. "Gotabaya lost his temper with Mahinda in front of others, blaming him for the crisis "

But In second sentence using comma before "blaming " was right (In grammerly).

So, I want proper answer with explanation regarding the use of comma in first sentence and second sentence, where in first sentence use of comma is wrong and in second it is right. What is the logic ???

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If 'these funds' refers to the 'domestic' funding, the sentence would be better punctuated as:

The IAIT was supposed to be domestically-funded, and [to] carry out human rights related activities in India using these funds.

I have used a comma to separate the two things that the IAIT was 'supposed' to do. If you let the first two clauses run on without a break, it's awkward to separate off the last three words with a comma.

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  • With due respect, it is not the proper answer of my question. My question is why in first using comma is wrong which in second it is right??
    – Ansh
    Commented Jul 27, 2022 at 13:01
  • It sounds wrong to put a comma there when you haven't put a comma after 'funded'.
    – Kate Bunting
    Commented Jul 27, 2022 at 13:08
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I didn't find a comma in the original (first) sentence. OP's query is related to the use of a comma in the second sentence:

1. The IAIT was supposed to be domestically-funded and carry out human rights related activities in India using these funds..
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2. "Gotabaya lost his temper with Mahinda in front of others, blaming him for the crisis "

In the first sentence, "using these funds" is an adverbial phrase of manner that defines the coordinating clause "carry out human rights-related activities in India." It is an essential phrase and cannot be removed from the sentence. We do not use a comma before an essential (or defining) phrase.

In the second sentence, "blaming him for the crisis" is an absolute phrase. Absolute phrases are always set off with a comma, as they provide additional, non-essential information. The sentence can be rewritten as two sentences:

"Gotabaya lost his temper with Mahinda in front of others. He blamed Mahinda for the crisis."

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