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Need2Know Posted 22 years ago
Grammar
Help using commas commas and more commas...
I'm trying to correct my exercise.
Place the comma where it belongs.
1. They became ill during the long, severe winter.
2. No he hasn't called on us either, this month or last month.
3. After he began the metting he said, "I'm going home."
4. Little Rock, Arkansas was the scene of tragedy and strife.
5. The new machine, which I haven't ever learned to operate is out of order.
6. Did the novelist Ernest Hemingway once live here? (I don't think a comma is needed)
Your help is appreciated.
(I've added the comma where I believe it should placed.
Place the comma where it belongs.
1. They became ill during the long, severe winter.
2. No he hasn't called on us either, this month or last month.
3. After he began the metting he said, "I'm going home."
4. Little Rock, Arkansas was the scene of tragedy and strife.
5. The new machine, which I haven't ever learned to operate is out of order.
6. Did the novelist Ernest Hemingway once live here? (I don't think a comma is needed)
Your help is appreciated.
(I've added the comma where I believe it should placed.
Top answer
Why don't you place them, and we'll correct them? And check your spelling.
- Why don't you place them, and we'll correct them?
- And check your spelling.
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Why don't you place them, and we'll correct them? ... And check your spelling.
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Hello, Need2Know 
Sentence #1 is correct. It's not the only option, though.
2. I'd rewrite it as:
"No, he h
Sentence #1 is correct. It's not the only option, though.
2. I'd rewrite it as:
"No, he h
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I think Miriam has pretty much said it all. Here are my choices for most expected comma placement:
1. They became ill during the long, severe winter.
2. No, he hasn't called on us, either this month or last month.
3a. After he began the meeting, he said "I'm going home."
3b. After he began the meeting, he said, "I'm going home."
(I think the
1. They became ill during the long, severe winter.
2. No, he hasn't called on us, either this month or last month.
3a. After he began the meeting, he said "I'm going home."
3b. After he began the meeting, he said, "I'm going home."
(I think the
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Need2KnowI'm trying to correct my exercise.
Place the comma where it belongs.
1. They became ill during the long, severe winter.
2. No he hasn't called on us either, this month or last month.
3. After he began the metting he said, "I'm going home."
4. Little Rock, Arkansas was the scene of tragedy and strife.
5. The n
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Hi,
1. They became ill during the long, severe winter. OK
2. No, he hasn't called on us either, this month or last month. With the comma after 'either', the meaning is 'During this month or last month, he hasn't called on you and he hasn't called on us either'.
On the other hand, if you move the comma from
1. They became ill during the long, severe winter. OK
2. No, he hasn't called on us either, this month or last month. With the comma after 'either', the meaning is 'During this month or last month, he hasn't called on you and he hasn't called on us either'.
On the other hand, if you move the comma from
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Perhaps this is another American thing, but here you always put a comma before AND after the state name when a city name is also included.
A comment on Miriam's post on the restrictive vs. non-restrictive - if you don't use the comma and want to use the phrase to differentiate which machine, then you would use "that" instead of "which."
Edited: Apparently the difference between
A comment on Miriam's post on the restrictive vs. non-restrictive - if you don't use the comma and want to use the phrase to differentiate which machine, then you would use "that" instead of "which."
Edited: Apparently the difference between
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Hi GG,
I took a quick look via google, and I'd hesitate to say always a comma after Arkansas.
eg from the Little Rock tourist site at www.littlerock.com -
A dynamic state capital, Little Rock, Arkansas offers exciting
I took a quick look via google, and I'd hesitate to say always a comma after Arkansas.
eg from the Little Rock tourist site at www.littlerock.com -
A dynamic state capital, Little Rock, Arkansas offers exciting
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I'm biting my tongue - if my own father weren't from Arkansas, I'd make a snide comment about literacy and Arkansas... As you probably know, it has a less-than-stellar reputation for that. But it wouldn't be kind to do so and not at all fair to generalize. I'd add a comma after a state even at blueline.
What's the rule for Canadian provinces? e.g., Do you find Toronto, Ontario, to be very
What's the rule for Canadian provinces? e.g., Do you find Toronto, Ontario, to be very
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