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Snarf Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary
Old Caravans and Commas
Hello. I'm struggling with some things, and I was hoping one of you scholars might be able to help me. For starters, if, in a story's narrative, there is a circus caravan in the 18th century that travels around from place to place, is it OK to say that somebody is "walking outside the caravan," even though, when the time came, the caravan would have to move in parts, since back then it would have to have been pulled by horses?
Second of all, is it right to have a comma after "one night" in this sentence below and not before "when?"
One night, she was walking along the outside of the caravan when she heard some yelling coming from inside his room.
Thanks for your help.
Second of all, is it right to have a comma after "one night" in this sentence below and not before "when?"
One night, she was walking along the outside of the caravan when she heard some yelling coming from inside his room.
Thanks for your help.
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Adverbial adjuncts are followed by a comma when they start the sentence but not when they are placed at the end. When I last saw you, you lived in Washington. Buy your tickets as soon as you reach the station.
- Adverbial adjuncts are followed by a comma when they start the sentence but not when they are placed at the end.
- When I last saw you, you lived in Washington.
- Buy your tickets as soon as you reach the station.
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Adverbial adjuncts are followed by a comma when they start the sentence but not when they are placed at the end.
When I last saw you, you lived in Washington.
Buy your tickets as soon as you reach the station.
When I last saw you, you lived in Washington.
Buy your tickets as soon as you reach the station.
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