Search results for 'tag:Commas tag:Adverbs' matching tags 'Commas' and 'Adverbs'

Re: now and comma

Anonymous — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 22:17:00 GMT

Thank you.

What do you mean by "temporally"? Does it relate to time?

I have the similar problem with 'thus' and 'also'. I think they are adverbs and 'thus' seems like one-syllable word.

Should I place a comma after this?

I don't have money, thus I cann't buy a cookie.
I don't have money and thus (a comma??) it wouldn't be possible to buy a cookie.
I am not poor, but also I am not super rich.

Re: comma after a conjunctive adverb?

26TMNTJG2PG — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 04:25:24 GMT

Correction: All the fragments provided by you appear OK as quite often commas which are necessary are omitted if the sentence or sentences are clear enough without them.

Re: comma after a conjunctive adverb?

26TMNTJG2PG — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 04:46:42 GMT

All the fragments provided by you appear OK as quite often commas which are necessary are omitted if the sentence or sentences are clear enough with them.

comma after a conjunctive adverb?

Anonymous — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 02:14:42 GMT

Hi,

I think the words 'in the mean time" and "finally" are conjunctive adverbs and can be said to be sentence adverbs, (I think) meaning they modify the whole sentences/clauses.

I have trouble if any of these conjucntive adverbs comes after the conjunction "and" in that I am not sure whether I need to put a comma (or commas) or not.

Have seen these bits from the Google Book search:

... and, in the meantime, the mortgagor bacame ...
... and, in the meantime, honoured me with his own remarks, ...
... and in the meantime you will be
..., andin the meantime, applied part of the rents and profits ...

Punctuation-Why no commas and so on?

bhikkhu1991 — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 10:11:58 GMT

Hello,

Could you tell why the following words 'then' have no commas immediately after them? Are they not connective adverbs and why does Sentence B have no punctuation between independent clauses?

Sentence A. Why don't you hire a car? Then you'll be able to visit more of the area.

Sentence B. She's been very busy at work and then there was all that trouble with her son. (These two sentences are examples from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary, 7th edition.)

Thank you.

With best wishes.

Re: conjunctive adverb and comma

Anonymous — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 04:26:33 GMT

Thank you so much.

I think you can add the conjunction 'and' to it to no. 1 and my argument is that that seems to be the typical case with conjunctive adverbs, not the practice of not putting a comma before conjunctive adverbs used below, ie, for example and namely.

1. ... no longer self-supporting, hence the decision to end it.
2cNo. 1 could be like this.
1. ... no longer self-supporting and hence, the decision to end it came about.

I think most of conjunctive adverbs seem to follow the above pattern:
borrowing from above sentence:
... no longer self-supporting and therefore came about a decision to end it.
... no longer self-supporting and in addition to it, it seems unlikely that it will ever be self-sufficient.

But these are not restricted to the pattern noted but seems that it can act like a subordinate clause.

2. Here in Denver, for example, ridership was up 8 percent ...
3. ... could lead to a less-stringent step, namely requiring selllers to ...
4. ...admitted that the collaboration unforeseen events, namely a sudden gaping hole in the main-stage season.
5. ... make a decision on what to do with Rivers and thus, challenged ...

Why is that?

conjunctive adverb and comma

Anonymous — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 22:36:19 GMT

Hi,
I think there are many conjunctive adverbs and some are noted here. But what baffles me the use of a comma before certain conjunctive adverbs and tag what looks to be parenthetical phrases. I feel only certain conjunctive adverbs are allowed? to have such a structure, whereas most of them don't. Why is that?
Some tidbits from the New York Times Search:
1. ... no longer self-supporting, hence the decision to end it.
2. Here in Denver, for example, ridership was up 8 percent ...
3. ... could lead to a less-stringent step, namely requiring selllers to ...
4. ...admitted that the collaboration unforeseen events, namely a sudden gaping hole in the main-stage season.
5. ... make a decision on what to do with Rivers and thus, challenged ...
If you look at no. 5, it has the conjunction 'an' and 'thus' comes after it. I feel most, if not all, conjunctive adverbs can acustom themselves to this type of structure, but no. 1 though 4 seem to have one more way to avail themselves apart from most other conjunctive adverbs. Why it that? What do I habve to do to learn to punctuate and write properly?

Re: Punctuation-commas and so on

bhikkhu1991 — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 11:14:34 GMT

Hello Mister Micawber,

I appreciate your kind reply. Here, I would like to point out the second sentence that has two independent clauses joined by a conjunctive adverb is required to be separated by a semicolon. Further, a comma is then needed after the conjunctive adverb 'then'. I have recently found out about this information on the Internet, http://web.cn.edu/kwheeler/grammar_subordinate.html , 'Subordinate Conjunction, Note 2, (B)'.

He usually has a shower, and then he has a shave and brushes his teeth.

He usually has a shower; then, he has a shave and brushes his teeth.

Thank you.

With best wishes.

Re: punctuation

Mr Wordy — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 22:58:51 GMT

I just spotted a couple of typos (probably), one double space, and a couple of places where I'd use commas.

I was expecting your email, Jane; I am glad to receive it. I have one question though: did you decide on your wedding date? Are you marrying the dashing fellow you were with at our high school reunion a few weeks ago? If that's him, you are a lucky girl. He looked so nice and, on top of that, he looked so gentlemanly. Please let me know the details. Bye.

Proper punctuation in emails is to be commended, and you should punctuate them just as you would any other piece of text. For dashes I often use two hyphens (--), as you have. (Not only are proper dashes a pain to enter, but I'm never entirely confident that they will be rendered correctly in whatever system the recipient is using.)

Many "-ly" words are adverbs, but "gentlemanly" is an adjective. The way you've used it is fine -- just as "he looked so handsome" is fine. What you can't say is something like "he looked at me gentlemanly" (intended to mean "in the manner of a gentleman") because this sentence needs an adverb (as in "he looked at me cautiously").

Re: Plz Correct me !

Cute572 — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 06:09:19 GMT

Thanks Goodman!

Could anyone tell me, in descriptive writing what tense usually writer choose.

And Guys please reply my 2nd post last two sentenses as well. And explain we can separate verb and subject i.e mirror and curtain, by using comma for emphasis like Feebs did?

Third sentence, I have made some changes. Please check this as well.

The soft curtain hanging and swinging [I am not using comma because it will separate both curtain Subject and hanging Verb] over the rood with moving winds and touching my chair [or desk] unintentionally. [This adverb is appropriate fits?]

Or following structure seemed less congested

The soft curtain hanging over a rood, and swinging with moving [can use melodious or rythemetic or some word instead of moving?] winds; [semicolon used here or comma ?] somehow, [comma is ok here?] unintentionally touches my chair at constant intervals. [puntucation is correct ?]

And what about this similar sentence grammar?

Above window, long rood holds the curtain from the upper edge of window. Is it ok to use and we would this underline part direct object ?

I request to explain each of these three versions with punctuation i used

Thanks !