Comma check

Yes.
Say Accounting if it is a proper noun, ie a name.

Thanks so much for answering my question.

AnonymousAre the commas correct?John, from accounting, won ...

Yes, if there's only one John that you and your listener (reader) are aware of, and he is from Accounting.

However, if you are trying to single out this John from among others by adding 'from Accounting', then you have to leave out the commas, because then you're saying "John from Accounti

CalifJim"John from Accounting" as opposed to "John from Engineering" or "John from Information Management".

Why do you consider accounting, engineering, information management as proper nouns rather than common?

phxsunstoonWhy do you consider accounting, engineering, information management as proper nouns rather than common?

I was merely following Clive's example, as it seemed quite reasonable to think of it as he explained it.

CJ

phxsunstoon CalifJim"John from Accounting" as opposed to "John from Engineering" or "John from Information Management".Why do you consider accounting, engineering, information management as proper nouns rather than common?

The Chicago Manual of Style says to capitalize names of departments, and that seems to be in line with what is usually seen. It also

enoonThe Chicago Manual of Style says to capitalize names of departments, and that seems to be in line with what is usually seen. It also makes sense to capitalize "Accounting" in "John from Accounting" to help the reader realize you mean that John is in the Accounting Department.

Good to know. I always thought it was not capitalized. Thanks

It was a test question at work and was exactly as I typed it. The question asked how many errors were in the following sentence. I think accounting was capitalized in the test question. Here is the sentence again.

John, from Accounting, won the tickets for Friday's hockey game.

The question asks how many grammar errors are in the

AnonymousThe choices are no errors - 1 error - 2 errors - 3 errors or 4 errors. Which is the best answer? Thanks again.

This is a ridiculous question unless there is an explanation of how to handle a case where commas surrounding an expression count as one error (Phrase incorrectly surrounded by commas) or two errors (Two commas should be omitted).

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AnonymousIt was a test question at work and was exactly as I typed it. The question asked how many errors were in the following sentence. I think accounting was capitalized in the test question. Here is the sentence again.John, from Accounting, won the tickets for Friday's hockey game.The question asks how many grammar errors are in the above sentence. The choices are no