comma before present participle: several texts, ranging from XXX to

[esperanza2]

Should one put a comma before "ranging from" in the following sentence:

"I have written several texts in this area ranging from XXX to XXX"

 

[french4beth]

I don't think that you need a comma... wait for other answers, though.

 

[maxiogee]

Should one put a comma before "ranging from" in the following sentence:

"I have written several texts in this area ranging from XXX to XXX"

I would not even put "ranging from" in that sentence unless the texts are part of 'a range'.

I have written several texts in this area, including XXX and YYY

 

[panjandrum]

[...]I have written several texts in this area ranging from XXX to XXX"

If I understood better what the range of topics might be, it might be easier to decide whether to put a comma there or not.

As written, ranging from XXX to XXX, the quote reminds me of:

She runs the gamut of emotions from A to B.
Dorothy Parker, US author, humorist, poet, & wit (1893 - 1967)
(speaking of Katharine Hepburn)

 

[. 1]

I can not see a requirement for a comma.
The sentence is quite clear in an unpunctuated state and the comma adds no clarity.

.,,

 

[Kevman]

The sentence is quite clear in an unpunctuated state and the comma adds no clarity.

This is an excellent and succinctly worded criterion.

You are a credit to your name, .,,.