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Is the following sentence grammatically correct and if so, are the commas necessary?

Exclude anyone who's inactive at, or opposed to, the event.

If not, is it grammatically correct to instead use parentheses?

Exclude anyone who's inactive at (or opposed to) the event.

Clarus Dignus
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    You can find the answer here: https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/73242/preposition-use-multiple-prepositions-to-the-same-noun – Gustavson May 22 '20 at 18:18
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    Can you clarify what 'inactive from the event' might mean? [Adjective + prepositional phrase] strings ('sad about his loss'; 'opposed to capital punishment) are common. It's fine to 'pair up' similar constructions with related meanings, and deleting one noun phrase ('Harry is prepared for though a little apprehensive about his exams'; 'y is greater than or equal to x'. But silly examples must be avoided ('Tommy was good at but injured from playing football'). – Edwin Ashworth May 22 '20 at 18:24
  • @EdwinAshworth I've updated the example sentences. One who's inactive at the event is one who's not engaged in an activity. E.g. Not dutifully volunteering at a charity event. – Clarus Dignus May 22 '20 at 18:43
  • @EdwinAshworth Is it grammatically incorrect to apply commas to your example ('Harry is prepared for, though a little apprehensive about, his exams')? – Clarus Dignus May 22 '20 at 18:50
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    On ELU, and in most scholarly treatments of grammar, punctuation and grammar are distinct. // Probably, most traditional textbooks would prefer the offsetting commas, but there is a move towards lighter punctuation. I don't consider them necessary here as I'd hardly pause in reading (intonation would demarcate just fine, and I think the reading sounds precious with short pauses) and clarification isn't necessary. If I wanted 'pregnant pauses' for emphasis, I'd use dashes. – Edwin Ashworth May 22 '20 at 19:00
  • @EdwinAshworth I appreciate this context. If it's appropriate for you to submit your comments as an answer, I will select your answer as the correct answer and close off this question. Thanks. – Clarus Dignus May 22 '20 at 19:20

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