rosa1971  +  40759 Wed, 04 Aug 04 10:38 AM Dear Forum Please can you help with the following sentence - I'm not exactly sure if there is a comma after the word "word"... "If you can spot a misplaced comma, a rogue apostrrophe, a missing or mispelled word, this could be your opportunity." Also the dictionary says that there are two spellings of mispelled - mispelt - which one is more correct or more modern? Many many thanks Rosa rosa1971 Joined on Wed, Aug 4 2004 New Member 03 Commas

	Mister Micawber  +  40771 Wed, 04 Aug 04 01:46 PM Well Rosa, you have managed to misspell both 'misspelled' and 'misspelt'! I think that the regular form is assuming wider usage than the irregular form. Yes, a comma after 'word' makes the meaning more clear-- and that is the main job of commas, clarification. There is an elided 'then' after that comma, which would make the sentence structure even more straightforward. And you could lose an 'a' from 'apostrophe' too.... Mister Micawber Joined on Wed, Aug 4 2004 Yokohama Veteran Member 30,780 'The question is,' said Humpty Dumpty, 'which is to be master-- that's all.' Sentence Structures, Commas, Apostrophes