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Lundbye95 Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Comma?
Should I place the comma here:
Today, I saw a big man. (yes/no?)
Yesterday, I did not go to school. (yes/no?)
Generelly: Do we always place a comma after an adverb (clause), or does it depend on how long the adverb is, or? (btw: do place comma before or on both occasions here?)
What about this sentence: We are happy to have you answer questions posted in our forums if you are polite and if you try to be accurate.
Correct me if I'm wrong! The reason why we do not place a comma here: "(,)and if you try to be accurate" is that this sentence: "If you try to be accurate" is not a main clause (independant clause), right?
This is bad punctuation, isn't it?
For this topic we use a few phrasal verbs that are similar, but have different meanings, but after you've watched this lesson, you will do it right.
I would rather say:
For this topic we use a few phrasal verbs that are similar but have different meanings. After you've watched this lesson, you will do it right.
The reason why I leave out the comma at but have, is that 'have' is the verb related back to phrasal verb, and you cannot split here, right? The same example in: He thought quickly but still did not answer correctly
Really appreciate your help,
ESL Student, Jacob
Today, I saw a big man. (yes/no?)
Yesterday, I did not go to school. (yes/no?)
Generelly: Do we always place a comma after an adverb (clause), or does it depend on how long the adverb is, or? (btw: do place comma before or on both occasions here?)
What about this sentence: We are happy to have you answer questions posted in our forums if you are polite and if you try to be accurate.
Correct me if I'm wrong! The reason why we do not place a comma here: "(,)and if you try to be accurate" is that this sentence: "If you try to be accurate" is not a main clause (independant clause), right?
This is bad punctuation, isn't it?
For this topic we use a few phrasal verbs that are similar, but have different meanings, but after you've watched this lesson, you will do it right.
I would rather say:
For this topic we use a few phrasal verbs that are similar but have different meanings. After you've watched this lesson, you will do it right.
The reason why I leave out the comma at but have, is that 'have' is the verb related back to phrasal verb, and you cannot split here, right? The same example in: He thought quickly but still did not answer correctly
Really appreciate your help,
ESL Student, Jacob
Top answer
First of all, I'll have to tell you that there are no punctuation rules that everybody observes throughout the English-speaking world. There is no Language Academy or any other similar institution anywhere in the Anglo-Saxon world. That is why it is quite common for people from different countries to use slightly different punctuation.
- First of all, I'll have to tell you that there are no punctuation rules that everybody observes throughout the English-speaking world.
- There is no Language Academy or any other similar institution anywhere in the Anglo-Saxon world.
- That is why it is quite common for people from different countries to use slightly different punctuation.
- Lundbye95 Today, I saw a big man.
- ) Yesterday, I did not go to school.
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First of all, I'll have to tell you that there are no punctuation rules that everybody observes throughout the English-speaking world. There is no Language Academy or any other similar institution anywhere in the Anglo-Saxon world. That is why it is quite common for people from different countries to use slightly different punctuation.
Lundbye95Today, I saw a big man. (yes
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