denna1001  +  806930 Sun, 05 Jul 09 07:41 AM Hi, I was wondering if the sentence below is correct.   A walker raised by werewolves, trained in mechanics by a fae and friend to vampire and ghost, Mercy's world is far from ordinary.   Shouldn't the sentence containing Mercy's world have a period instead of a comma? denna1001 Joined on Thu, Apr 9 2009 New Member 46 Commas, Punctuation, Relationships, Sentences, Friendships, Friends, Training

	Mister Micawber  +  806997 Sun, 05 Jul 09 08:41 AM Where would you like to put the period? Mister Micawber Joined on Wed, Aug 4 2004 Yokohama Veteran Member 30,507 'The question is,' said Humpty Dumpty, 'which is to be master-- that's all.' Sentences

	denna1001  +  807738 Sun, 05 Jul 09 08:10 PM A walker raised by werewolves, trained in mechanics by a fae and friend to vampire and ghost(. )Mercy's world is far from ordinary. I change the comma to a period, is it correct? denna1001 Commas, Punctuation, Relationships, Sentences, Friendships, Friends, Training

	Grammar Geek  +  807752 Sun, 05 Jul 09 08:16 PM No, but the original is not correct either. All of those things - a walker who was trained and who is a friend - describe Mercy, not Mercy's world. It would actually be improved by leaving the comma, but changing "Mercy's world" to "Mercy lives in a world that" Grammar Geek Joined on Tue, Jan 10 2006 Veteran Member 19,508 Barbara, who answers in American English. My housekeeping skills attest to the truth of the second law of thermodynamics: Left to themselves, things get more and more random! Commas, Punctuation, Relationships, Sentences, Friendships, Friends, Training

	denna1001  +  807800 Sun, 05 Jul 09 09:14 PM Thank you! I see your point about the first sentence. Can  you tell me what rule would the sentence followed under? I mean the one where you leave the comma in. I need to study it. denna1001 Commas, Punctuation, Sentences