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I should change the oil, in my car every 3,000 miles. vs I should, change the oil in my car every 3,000 miles.

The correct phrase is: 'I should change the oil in my car every 3,000 miles.' The comma in the second phrase is unnecessary and disrupts the flow of the sentence.

Last updated: March 28, 2024 • 617 views

I should change the oil, in my car every 3,000 miles.

This phrase is incorrect. The comma after 'oil' is unnecessary and disrupts the sentence structure.

The correct structure is 'I should change the oil in my car every 3,000 miles.' without the comma.
  • I got my hair cut every 3,000 miles.
  • Every time I got my car's oil changed, every 3,000 miles... I'd get my hair cut.
  • Or why I trade in my car every six months?
  • Changing the oil in my car!
  • I've never even changed the oil in my car... I can't fix this.
  • I've got 3 dead girls, in my car...
  • You and me, in my car.
  • I can smell panic at 3,000 miles.
  • A man Who has travelled over 3,000 miles.
  • I chased that boy for over 3,000 miles.
  • For a second, when she first came out of the courts, I thought I should just get back in my car.
  • I should warn you that there's not a lot of room in my car.
  • So I figured I shouldn't let up on the oral hygiene just 'cause I'm living in my car.
  • And I'm not just talking about cooking and cleaning and changing the oil in my car.
  • Finally, I went to the guy at home to talk, that among men, in my car.
  • In my car, in the trunk, there's a brown bottle.
  • Tell my husband that I'll come later with Schiavon, in my car.
  • You know more than Benki knew when he left his forest and went 3,000 miles.
  • I've come 3,000 miles. I left my pregnant wife at home.
  • Captain, if we surprise the enemy, catch him where he's not expecting us, we can drive him back 3,000 miles.

I should, change the oil in my car every 3,000 miles.

This phrase is correct. The comma is correctly placed before 'change' to indicate a pause in speech.

The comma is used to create a pause in speech, emphasizing the action of changing the oil.
  • I got my hair cut every 3,000 miles.
  • Every time I got my car's oil changed, every 3,000 miles... I'd get my hair cut.
  • Changing the oil in my car!
  • I've never even changed the oil in my car... I can't fix this.
  • And I'm not just talking about cooking and cleaning and changing the oil in my car.
  • Did you know, once, I actually changed the oil in my car All by myself?
  • Or why I trade in my car every six months?
  • I can smell panic at 3,000 miles.
  • A man Who has travelled over 3,000 miles.
  • I chased that boy for over 3,000 miles.
  • For a second, when she first came out of the courts, I thought I should just get back in my car.
  • I should warn you that there's not a lot of room in my car.
  • So I figured I shouldn't let up on the oral hygiene just 'cause I'm living in my car.
  • You know more than Benki knew when he left his forest and went 3,000 miles.
  • I've come 3,000 miles. I left my pregnant wife at home.
  • Captain, if we surprise the enemy, catch him where he's not expecting us, we can drive him back 3,000 miles.
  • I have gone from "it" girl to working girl in just 3,000 Miles.
  • Their over-the-horizon back scatter radar has a range of over 3,000 miles.
  • You know I use that to put oil in my car, right?
  • Somebody planted pills in my car.

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