"When I go from hence let this be my parting word, that what I have seen is unsurpassable." Outside of traditional syntax-based grammars, the use of the word 'that' is a pointer or cue, indicating that what follows may be

I think what we're talking about here is ambiguity. Syntax and symantics go hand in hand in determining whether or not a given sentence is ambiguous. A comma can push a modifier toward one noun or another, but when a particular interpretation

Franklin ran elected for state Senate in New York City. When he ran for state senate , he would campaign in his car, giving ten speeches a day. This would have been a happy time for most couples but not for Franklin and Eleanor. This is where they

Geez, you're really making me earn my money! We usually think of the finite verb as the workhorse of the clause, and the noun as the actor. Many of the other words just add color (not to mention prepositions and conjunctions - please). The old

Yes, it seems pretty clear. A few suggestions, just to tidy up a bit: Dear Mauro , I'm sending some pictures of the cable that we were talking about. Please c heck with the supplier to see if he can find the correct s/p code from

I know this is a very late comment, but since I joined this group only now and saw this message, I thought i'd offer my two cents' worth (in italics )--- I would consider this exercise damagingly prescriptive; most are neither

Hi, When joining two complete sentences, does a comma come after a coordinating conjunction (for, and nor, but, or, yet, so)? Generally speaking, no. But it may optionally come before one. Also should the title of short stores be

Hello: Is the "growth in money supply" because of two things (oil production and export) or because of three things (oil production, export, and nominal domestic credit)? If the money supply has grown because of oil production and

I and my friend went to see monkey and donkey. I'd consider a comma optional here. Others may forbid it. But at any rate it's definitely not required. In your example, this would not count as "two and's ." In the

The Trouble With Cinderella , coming soon to a theater near you, STINKS ! The Trouble With Cinderella , now on channel 14, STINKS ! What does stinks mean in the above context? We sometimes hold our noses to indicate our displeasure with a