GURU NEEDED : break a command into several lines and comment each line

Thu Jan 13 16:18:31 EST 2011

Basically, I have spent a few hours experimenting and searching on the
comp.unix.shell
how to break a command with several switches into more than one line
AND to be able to put some comment on each line.
#!/bin/bash -xv
command \ # comment1
 -sw1 \ # comment2
 -sw2 \ # comment3
 arguments
One ought to be able to comment every single switch if desired for
whatever reason.
Bolega