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What's a clause? I am not understanding what an independent clause is when using a comma or semicolon? How do I know wether to use a comma or semicolon? Please give example. <Edited: The word is grammar. Also, it would REALLY help us, as Francesca has already pointed out in another post, if...

I would write: 1.Sara bought some apples, oranges and grapes from the store. Because a comma before an and sounds to me like a repetition since 'and' is already something which 'breaks' the sentence The second sounds fine to me! Some advice if you don't mind:1. try to put different titles to...

According to one English grammar book, it says: "General guideline: Place an adjective clasue pronoun as close as possible to the noun it modifies." If I take this word right, does this mean a) is better than b) in the following sentences (if I want to modify the noun "that lady")? a) That lady,...

I wonder what is the importance of the puctuation in English grammar writing. FOR EXAMPLE : In non-defining relative clauses , A comma is put in front of which clause. There has been a decrease in deaths from motor vehicle crashes over recent years , which is partly due to improved safety...

Hello. I have five questions. 1. Should thus or so be followed by a comma? I know other transitional adverbs such as however are followed by a comma, but I'm not sure about thus or so. 2. Which of the following is right? "in this matter" or "on this matter" Here's a context: let's say I'd...

Mary Ansell, in English Grammar: Explanations and Exercises (available on-line) says: It should be noted that except in the case of commonly used adverbs such as now, then , today, tomorrow, sometimes, usually, maybe and perhaps, adverbs and adverb phrases at the beginning of a clause must...

1. He didn't go there because his sister was going to be there. (He did go there, but not because his sister was going to be there.) 2. He didn't go there, because his sister was going to be there. (He did not go there, and he decided not to because his sister was going to be there.) An...

1. Boy's bullying has always attracted attention. Because it is crudely obvious. The above sentences are quoted from An introduction to English Grammar, written by Sidney Greenbaum. It seems that the comma is optional in #2 but obligatory in #1. Is that right? By the way, An introduction to...

yeah water is one of the more difficult words to say with an american accent because the brits say it as "war ter" the americans... i think its "wha tuh" there arent many british sounds like that, its like the russians they use lots of sounds that just dont exist in english as do the chinese...

Thank you! I'm slowly working on my English grammar skills so I might have other questions about sentence structure in the coming days.