Comma—but, there
Hello,
1. Today, I ran across 2 problems: "People know me, but not many."
2. "From a boy who went to school, there grew a man."
In the first sentence, should there be a comma before "but"? I know there should be one when an independent clause follows it—is "not many" an independent clause? Is it meant in the way "not many (do)"?
In the second sentence, is the comma necessary?
Thank you very much for any replies
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towel chalk 193 In the first sentence, should there be a comma before "but"? I would use one. " "Many" comes as a bit of a surprise, which is not good.
- towel chalk 193 In the first sentence, should there be a comma before "but"?
- I would use one.
- " "Many" comes as a bit of a surprise, which is not good.
- towel chalk 193 know there should be one when an independent clause follows it—is "not many" an independent clause?
- Is it meant in the way "not many (do)"?
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towel chalk 193In the first sentence, should there be a comma before "but"?
I would use one. You have to try it without it: "People know me but not many." "Many" comes as a bit of a surprise, which is not good.
towel chalk 193 know there should be one when an independent clause follows it—is "not many" an independent clause? Is i
0towel chalk 193From a boy who went to school there grew a man.
I would take there grew a man as an existential clause in that sentence where the dummy there is a subject and a man a complement (direct object) of the predicator grew.
Am I correct?
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