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Sally to Sue: Did you go to the supermarket?(Later)Bill: What did Sally ask you?Sue: She said, did I go to the supermarket.Later, when she answers Bill, which way should it be written?She said, did I go to the supermarket.She said, did I go to the supermarket?She said, "Did I go to the...

"And so it necessarily follows that we can never be sure of what the government has in store in terms of technical advancement and prowess."Any commas required? Appreciate any help that is offered.

Written Formula for Ending a Letter (British English)Informal, personal (to close friends and family):With loveBest wishesSemi-formal / informal (emails, notes, business memos):Kind regardsBest regardsRegardsFormal letters:Yours sincerelyUse when you know the addressee by name (Dear John / Dear...

The reason is that as a result, she cannot seem to get well is, in fact, a separate sentence separated by the semi-colon..

Hello,The Cambridge Grammar of the English Language states that the semicolon and colon are stronger than the comma. For example, if the former is placed on the right side of the sentence, the later will be placed on the left side of the sentence. However, why does the following sentence is not...

Guys,Does this sentence sound OK?Visitors can check out the modern and contemporary jazz, along side toe-tapping to the rhythms of old favourites. And also please advise on the punctuation.Thanks,Vijay

Hello Friends,I need to know, for what reason, a comma was left out of this title: Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels. I was viewing the plot description on the website IMDB, and could not help to wonder why a comma wasn't placed in the title of the movie after the word Stock. I do not know...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comma_%28punctuation%294 The comma is often used to separate a dependent clause from the independent clause if the dependent clause comes first.Depending on the above rule, the following would be correct as dependent clauses include adjective clauses:On which I walked...

Hi Avangi I meant exactly what I said. Nothing more, nothing less. I think the Wholegrain's original sentences are awkward, and since Barb asked whether the comma in the first was a typo, I stated what I see as a correct evaluation of the comma situation in Wholegrain's sentences. ...

Hi WholegrainIn your first sentence, it might be better to replace the comma with an M-dash because "one where I drink Pepsi with you" is basically presented as an afterthought. The word 'one' is used instead of repeating the word 'fantasy', and the word 'where'...