Consistency

[nq:1]Hi, Could you help me please? Is this sentence right? "I will include more practices once I had finished them." Do I need a comma?[/nq]
No, we usually leave out a comma when a subordinate clause like this comes at the end of teh sentence, but it wouldn't be wrong to put one in. According to the rules it is usual to put a comma after teh subordinate clause when it comes first - but, to be

[nq:2]Hi, Could you help me please? Is this sentence right? "I will include more practices once I had finished them." Do I need a comma?[/nq]
[nq:1]No, we usually leave out a comma when a subordinate clause like this comes at the end of teh sentence, ... is "exercises", not "practices" in this context. You do grammar exercises for practice (uncluntable in this meaning). Regards, Einde O'Callag

"exercises"

[nq:1]No, we usually leave out a comma when a subordinate clause like this comes at the end of teh sentence, ... subordinate clause when it comes first - but, to be quite honest, I often leave this type of comma out.[/nq]
Thanks, I am not so good at punctuation :-)
[nq:1]BTW the word is "exercises", not "practices" in this context. You do grammar exercises for practice (uncluntable in this

[nq:2]No, we usually leave out a comma when a subordinate ... exercises for practice (uncluntable in this meaning). Regards, Einde O'Callaghan[/nq]
[nq:1]I think it needs to be[/nq]
Not really - because of the meaning of "finish"; it makes the time sequence clear.
And I repeat, the word isn't "practices" but "exercises".

Regards, einde O'Callaghan

[nq:2]No, we usually leave out a comma when a subordinate ... quite honest, I often leave this type of comma out.[/nq]
[nq:1]Thanks, I am not so good at punctuation :-)[/nq]
[nq:2]BTW the word is "exercises", not "practices" in this context. You do grammar exercises for practice (uncluntable in this meaning).[/nq]
That should be "uncountable". Another typo like "teh".
[nq:1]Yes, yo

[nq:2]I think it needs to be[/nq]
[nq:1]Not really - because of the meaning of "finish"; it makes the time sequence clear.[/nq]
Would you really say "I will include more exercises once I had finished them"? I'm pretty certain I wouldn't, and I don't see that the time sequence is clear at all. We're starting with a will-future and then jumping two time frames back into the past. It's

[nq:2]Not really - because of the meaning of "finish"; it makes the time sequence clear.[/nq]
[nq:1]Would you really say "I will include more exercises once I had finished them"? I'm pretty certain I wouldn't, and ... into the past. It's no like you're saying something like "I wanted to include this when I had finished it..."[/nq]
No, I'm saying that "I'll include more exercises onc

Yeah, but is it used often in this way? I personally avoid it, because it sounds very similar to "batter". "He is trying to batter his chances" would change the meaning profoundly, IMO. Could be my sloppy pronunciation, though.

[nq:2]That should be "uncountable". Another typo like "teh". "Better" is ... trying to better his chances". It means something like "improve".[/nq]
[nq:1]Yeah, but is it used often in this way? I personally avoid it, because it sounds very similar to "batter". "He is trying to batter his chances" would change the meaning profoundly, IMO. Could be my sloppy pronunciation, though.[/nq]
It is