Sentence structure questions.
When I'm out shopping / I always get the items that
are on sale.
What is the difference between these type of sentences (conditional) that omit the comma and ones that keep one?
This novel is a good representation of the events, if you are someone who likes to read the books.
Does this sentence require the comma?
Lily takes an overdose of the sleeping draught and dies; perhaps it is suicide, perhaps an accident.
Is this a correct usage of a semi-colon.
perhaps it is suicide (independent sentence ?)
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The short answer to your question is that it depends upon whether the subordinate clause comes at the beginning of the sentence or the end. " Here, the subordinate clause introduces the "main" clause and so it requires a comma. " This would be the comma-less construction.
- The short answer to your question is that it depends upon whether the subordinate clause comes at the beginning of the sentence or the end.
- " Here, the subordinate clause introduces the "main" clause and so it requires a comma.
- " This would be the comma-less construction.
- " Following the rule above, you would omit the comma.
- But this is an interesting sentence because it doesn't make complete, logical sense, but the implied meaning is still relatively clear.
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The short answer to your question is that it depends upon whether the subordinate clause comes at the beginning of the sentence or the end.
"When I'm out shopping, I always get the items that are on sale." Here, the subordinate clause introduces the "main" clause and so it requires a comma.
"I always get the items that are on sale when I'm out shopping." This would be the comma-les
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