http://www.englishforums.com/English/GeneralEnglishGrammarQuestions/Forum12.htmAsk your questions on grammar and get your sentence checked. We answer lots of different types of general English grammar questions here.enCSMOD (Build: 3273.32735)http://www.englishforums.com/English/Meaning/lndj/post.htm#57860Sat, 27 Nov 2004 23:06:35 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:57860paco20040http://www.englishforums.com/English/Meaning/lndj/post.htm#57860http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-57860.xml[Q] 1.here why "comma" before "and" has been used. <br /> <br />(1) He decided to go to USA, and to lean English there. <br />(2) He decided to go to USA and to lean English there. <br />(3) He decided to go to USA and learn English there. <br />They all mean the same. You'd better choose sentences of type #3 when two infinitival phrases are short like this example. But when each of them are long as the case of your example, a sentence of type #1 would be easy to speak and easy to take the meaning. If you don't put the comma, the sentence should be paraphrased like this; <br /> He decided to drink the water of one coconut then and there and carry home half a dozen more. <br />Is it easy to take the meaning? <br /> <br /> <br />[Q] 2."half a dozen more". what is meaning of this? <br /> <br />half a dozen = 12 divided by two = 6. "Half a dozen more" means "six coconuts beside that one" <br /> <br />paco <br />http://www.englishforums.com/English/Meaning/lmxq/post.htmSat, 27 Nov 2004 05:18:52 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:57765hanuman_20001http://www.englishforums.com/English/Meaning/lmxq/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-57765.xmlSir, <br /> <br />He decided to drink the water of one coconut then and there, and to carry home half a dozen more. <br /> <br />1.here why "comma" before "and" has been used. <br />2."half a dozen more". what is meaning of this? does it mean more than half a dozen. <br /> <br />Thanks.