By Expressions, Commas

Englishuser wrote: Hi Calif Jim, You asked: Which do you find ungrammatical? (Or what does your book say, if that's the source of your question.) Number 2 is ungrammatical according to grammar books. Number 1 and number 3 are both all right, and represent good, idiomatic English. So, why...

Jisu98 wrote: I am solving a reading question. And I found a sentence sounds strange. Would you read the next and tell me which one is better to use? ............................................................. Villagers heard a deer barking in the distance, but they were not the only...

Aaron201 wrote:Thanks people who had helped me ,i'm a student in a university.Maybe my expression has grammar errors ,please forgive me.Please check the space around your commas and periods. It isn't correct.

1. Parenthetical expressions provide comments, explanations, digressions, or other supplementary information not essential to meaning--- for example, fortunately, unfortunately, all things considered, to be frank, in other words. Set parenthetical expressions off with commas. But i still...

Hi, I was reading through my textbook and came across the following: According to Marx, not only do religions pacify people falsely; they may themselves become tools of oppression. Why is the semicolon allowed between falsely and they? I suggest that it's not good to think of...

I was reading through my textbook and came across the following:According to Marx, not only do religions pacify people falsely; they may themselves become tools of oppression.Why is the semicolon allowed between falsely and they?I have a decent understanding of the semicolon usage, so I don't...

Anonymous wrote: Can someone please help pointing out the 'disputed usages' in the following sentences: 1) He was out at a meeting and couldn't be contacted all day. 2) His second plan is not as imaginative as his first but it is more credible. Thanks,Eva 1. He was out at a meeting and...

There are several rules governing the use of commas, but there is also a lot freedom. Webster's Third New International Dictionary begins their article on commas with:Of all the marks of punctuation the comma offers the most difficulty in use and the widest range for individual choice. Though...

Semicolon use A semicolon following an independent clause (The Longman Writer's Companion). source: http://www.drgrammar.org/faqs/#14

Hi Crazy-- I finally got here. I have added some comments in brackets after underlined 'problems':Do Sports and Drugs Mix? Since the dawn of time years while playing football and was the quarter back of our team. Everyone thought he was going to make it to the NFL but during our...