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Question about adverb clauses
While reading though a web-page about adverb clauses, I noticed that they said to use a comma after a subordinating conjunction that begins a sentence, e.g., when. But then I read this: When an adverb clause begins the sentence use a comma to separate the two clauses. And I noticed they did not use a comma after the 'when' clause. Why did they not use a comma after this clause? Is it because you aren't supposed to separate the subject from the verb? Could someone please give me an explanation.
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There would be no separation of subject from verb if there were a comma after ' sentence '-- the main verb ' use ' is in imperative form and the subject is an understood ' you '. I would certainly have put a comma after ' sentence ', but I surmise that some style guides permit its omission if the fronted subordinate clause is short and no confusion results.
- There would be no separation of subject from verb if there were a comma after ' sentence '-- the main verb ' use ' is in imperative form and the subject is an understood ' you '.
- I would certainly have put a comma after ' sentence ', but I surmise that some style guides permit its omission if the fronted subordinate clause is short and no confusion results.
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There would be no separation of subject from verb if there were a comma after 'sentence'-- the main verb 'use' is in imperative form and the subject is an understood 'you'.
I would certainly have put a comma after 'sentence', but I surmise that some style guides permit its omission if the fronted subordinate clause is short and no confusion results.
I would certainly have put a comma after 'sentence', but I surmise that some style guides permit its omission if the fronted subordinate clause is short and no confusion results.
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Hi,
While reading though a web-page about adverb clauses, I noticed that they said to use a comma after a subordinating conjunction that begins a sentence, e.g., when. But then I read this: When an adverb clause begins the sentence use a comma to separate the two clauses. And I noticed they did not use a comma after the 'when' clause. Why did they no
While reading though a web-page about adverb clauses, I noticed that they said to use a comma after a subordinating conjunction that begins a sentence, e.g., when. But then I read this: When an adverb clause begins the sentence use a comma to separate the two clauses. And I noticed they did not use a comma after the 'when' clause. Why did they no
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