By Expressions, Commas

Hi, Where you have put semi-colons, I'd usually use commas. I have also suggested some other changes to your punctuation. My general advice is not to get into the habit of using semi-colons and colons. They can often make tyour meaning more obscure rather than more clear. You seem to have a...

Hi, Last night, Tom went back to his home to meet Jim at there and then they went out for dinner. (1.) "Last night," this position including a comma is ok? Yes. (2.) "at there" or there? 'There'', not 'at there'. But I'd just say 'to meet Jim'. (3.) "and then" or use any other conjunction to...

Hi, Could some one please tell me when to use the word "Off"? What is the meaning of it? The pencil fell off the table. The basic idea of 'off' here is that the pencil becomes 'away from' the table. It's the same idea with your expressions. 1) Commas are also used to set off interrupting words...

Could some one please tell me when to use the word "Off"? What is the meaning of it? 1) Commas are also used to set off interrupting words or descriptive expressions Other words are RipOff, sendoff, Putoff, Turnoff

Wouldn't the comma after challenge be an "Oxford" comma in this case? Supposedly not entirely necessary in BrE, right? Thanks for the tip on the informality of the "Sunday supplement" style (I like the expression). So I gather you would separate them and add question marks after each question....

Hi, President Roh said last June about the Inter-Korean Summit, “Whether the remainder of my term is 2 months or 3 months, once I go and seal, the incoming President can’t deny it. “ 1) Is it right to insert 'last june about the Inter-Korean Summit' this way? Yes, but you might want to add a...

Hi, About a half domestic companies are unwilling to employ ‘old’ people and place a limitation on qualifications by gender. 1. a half domestic companies / half domestic companies. Which is right? You need to speak of 'half of domestic companies'. The article 'a' can be used, but more...

This is a common structure. Grammarians use different terms to describe what and what follows it in the sentence. To my mind, a comma would make the sentence more comprehensible:What you think boring, your friends may find exciting.We could change the order of the clauses and get:Your friends...

1- The room was filled with familiar ghosts come to help celebrate her birthday. ("that had" is understood) 2- The hospital was filled with terrified people come to find out whether their children were alive. Here I would insert a comma after "people". In both sentences, I think "who" is the...

Feebs11 wrote:#1 and #3 are fine, though #3 would be better for a comma after "passage". # 2 would be acceptable within the context of a a question relating to the nature of the passage: "We need to be sure of our facts. Is there anything written about it that is based on fact?" Many, many...