By Predicates, Commas

curious why the difference in comma usage exists between introductory prepositional phrases and other introductory elements. I don't know precisely why, but my educated guess is that verb phrases are the main driving force behind the majority of the comma rules. When a subordinate clause...

what seemed a natural choice is the subject. It is incorrect to separate the subject from the predicate with a comma. Secondly, seemed is past tense, and becomes is present. This is jarring to some, but not incorrect. With no implication that these are the only correct phrasings, I would...

1. Combine each group of sentences below into one sentence that contains only two main clauses connected by the coordinating conjuntion in parentheses. Separate the main clauses with a comma. 1.Parents were once legally required to bestow the father's surname on their children. These laws have...

Anonymous wrote: 1.Combine each set of simple sentences below to produce the kind of sentence specified in parentheses. 1) People begin to recycle. They generate much less trash. (Complex.) <No idea, but TIP: Using subordinating conjunctions!> 2) Environmentalists have...

I know that a comma cannot be used to separate a subject from the predicate so, which sentence is correct? Chomsky however, thinks that....... Chomsky, however, thinks that......

Sunu wrote:The comma is only required after the subordinate clause where it meets its main clause. Have I got that right?In the following sentence where the conjunction is not coordinating two independent clauses:　　　　I am going to the movies and will catch a cab if it rains and snows.Yes, you...

Maybe Matress is right.From Uni of Arizona's Writing Program Coordinating conjunctions can combine two predicates: “We set up our lemonade stand but didn’t sell a drop.” “I understand that the administration will not close the base in Cuba and that Amnesty International is disappointed.” (Notice...

It was a week after graduation, and I, sitting in a hotel room in Ohio, had just gotten off the phone with my agent Mary; Monomoy Books, the publishing company that had promised publication of my book just a few months earlier, had just filed for bankruptcy. I think both commas are needed...

Welcome to English Forums! "people" is plural, so you need "oppose", not "opposes". No comma between a subject and predicate. "biased" is a past participle acting as an adjective. Verb tenses don't enter into it. People who oppose the pronoun 'they' can argue that 'they' has a root word...

No comma between the subject and the predicate (of your subordinate clause)! My version: We have often found that going off to lunch or driving home from the office brings enlightenment that would otherwise have eluded us through hours of typing away at the keyboard. CJ