http://www.englishforums.com/English/EslGeneralEnglishGrammar-Questions/Forum12.htmAsk your questions on grammar and get your sentence checked. We answer lots of different types of general English grammar questions here. <font color=red>DO NOT post paragraphs and compositions here. Post them in our <a href="http://www.englishforums.com/English/EssayReportCompositionWriting/Forum9.htm"><b>Essay, Report and Composition Writing Forum</b></a>.</font>enXMOD (Build: 3615.39139)http://www.englishforums.com/English/Commas/hcqvv/post.htm#599324Sun, 25 Jan 2009 02:53:34 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:599324wholegrain0http://www.englishforums.com/English/Commas/hcqvv/post.htm#599324http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-599324.xmlI appreciated your help.http://www.englishforums.com/English/Commas/hcqvv/post.htm#599216Sat, 25 Apr 2009 01:53:34 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:599216Clive1http://www.englishforums.com/English/Commas/hcqvv/post.htm#599216http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-599216.xmlHi, Why aren&#39;t isn&#39;t there a comma after &quot;withal&quot; and &quot;with the true outlook of the poet&quot;?? He was a wide reader, one who, from natural bent, dipped into the curious and out-of-the-way corners of literature, as will be noticed in his references to other works in the course of the lectures, particularly to Rowbotham&#39;s picturesque and fascinating story of the formative period of music. Withal he was always in touch with contemporary affairs. With the true outlook of the poet he was fearless, individual, and even radical in his views. This spirit, as indicated before, he carried into his lectures, for he demanded of his pupils that above all they should be prepared to do their own thinking and reach their...http://www.englishforums.com/English/Commas/hcqvv/post.htmSat, 25 Apr 2009 01:53:34 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:599169wholegrain2http://www.englishforums.com/English/Commas/hcqvv/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-599169.xmlWhy aren&#39;t there a comma after &quot;withal&quot; and &quot;with the true outlook of the poet&quot;?? He was a wide reader, one who, from natural bent, dipped into the curious and out-of-the-way corners of literature, as will be noticed in his references to other works in the course of the lectures, particularly to Rowbotham&#39;s picturesque and fascinating story of the formative period of music. Withal he was always in touch with contemporary affairs. With the true outlook of the poet he was fearless, individual, and even radical in his views. This spirit, as indicated before, he carried into his lectures, for he demanded of his pupils that above all they should be prepared to do their own thinking and reach their own conclusions....