What is the correct comma in a sentence? Why do some folks use the phrase “parenthetical” and not “distant”?
I’m not sure if indeed necessary (as in ‘need necessary’) is parenthetical in that following example and hence requires two commas or if I can/should write it with a single comma after ‘valuable’.
1)It allows religious freedom to be understood as a valuable, indeed (a) necessary cultural achievement.
2) It allows religious freedom to be understood as a valuable, indeed a necessary, cultural achievement.
A parenthetical in this particular situation would be totally stylistic. Personally, I think your sentence would flow best without commas and instead with “and”. Is allowing religious freedom a valuable and necessary cultural achievement? Is “indeed” for “in fact” correct? “, Inserting parenthetical kind of implies the insertion of a separate piece of information which only affirms the information you’re presenting. “In fact” creates a clear segment of thought. What is religious freedom, is it a cultural achievement? Can you include a comma between “needless something” and “cultural”?
