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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

Comma usage

In the sentence, "He walked with a fast, determined stride at first but much to Kettle's relief, soon slowed." it seems right that I should put a comma after 'but' because I am setting off the phrase 'much to Kettle's relief' ('...but, much to Kettle's relief,....'). However my MS Word suggested I should leave it out. I tried to find the specific rule that says I can (should?) do this but can not find it. Where am I going wrong? Thank you in advance.
  

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AnonymousIn the sentence, "He walked with a fast, determined stride at first but much to Kettle's relief, soon slowed." it seems right that I should put a comma after 'but' because I am setting off the phrase 'much to Kettle's relief' ('...but, much to Kettle's relief,....').  However my MS Word suggested I should leave it out.  I tried to find the specific rule that says
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Actually, you only use a comma after a coordinating conjunction (but, and, or) if you are seperating two independent clauses. Since the second part of your sentence "but, much to Kettle's relief..." cannot stand alone as a sentence, it is not an independent clause and, you do not need a comma after but.
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AnonymousActually, you only use a comma after a coordinating conjunction (but, and, or) if you are seperating two independent clauses. Since the second part of your sentence "but, much to Kettle's relief..." cannot stand alone as a sentence, it is not an independent clause and, you do not need a comma after but.
You put a comma BEFORE a coordinating conjunctio
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I also have a question about the commas. Can you use commas after a complete sentence because sometimes even though you have made a complete sentence, you still have thoughts you want to say and you don't want to end your sentence yet with the period.

E.g. I have already told you (,/.?) you need to forget the past(,/.?) if you have health, you could reachieve everything and anything.
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Jin_HI also have a question about the commas. Can you use commas after a complete sentence because sometimes even though you have made a complete sentence, you still have thoughts you want to say and you don't want to end your sentence yet with the period.

E.g. I have already told you (,/.?) you need to forget the past(,/.?) if you have health, you could reachie
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I meant reachieve, like achieve something again after you lost it. Did I wrote it wrong?

And also, when I say "Did I wrote it wrong" is it supposed to be wrote or write?
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Jin_HI meant reachieve, like achieve something again after you lost it. Did I wrote it wrong? And also, when I say "Did I wrote it wrong" is it supposed to be wrote or write?
If "reachieve" is a word, it's one I have never seen or used. Recover, achieve again, perhaps even reattain.

Did I write it... When you have any form of the verb "to do" you use
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I had a similar problem with another post on another thread. I was giving examples of sentences that I came up with to see if I had any grammar mistakes. This is the link to the thread, it's the third post on the second page .

So does the same rule apply(s?) for "have" as well. I said in that post: I've randomly came up with these s
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Jin_H. So does the same rule apply(s?) for "have" as well. I said in that post: I've randomly came up with these sentences, and it should be "come up".
No, a different rule is used for "have."

With a form of "to do" you use the main form of the verb -- the infinitive, without the "to."

With a form of "to have" you used the form of the verb
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I think I get the '"to do" part, but just making sure, I've come up with these:

So these are correct?

Did you run those miles?

Do you run those miles?

Does he run those miles?

And these are incorrect?

Did you ran those miles?

Do you ran those miles?

Does he ran those miels?

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