By Commas, Definite articles

1. Yes. I think "the" should be capitalized in "The Continental" (sp). I think, a comma after "weather." 2. Technically, no, but no one will know what you're talking about. We'd probably say, "a long bus trip" or "a long trip by...

1. Well, A would seem to say that the act of find was done in a surprising manner. But if you separated it with commas, then it would be okeh. I wouldn't say B, but it doesn't sound entirely wrong, either. 2. Yes, the word "prosperity" shouldn't have a definite...

Hi AwenceThe sentence is less than perfect to me as well. It begins with a subordinate clause introduced with a causal for and the next clause begins with and, a coordinating conjunction. After these comes yet another subordinate clause, a relative clause introduced by whose. There is no main...

Thanks, Barbara. I felt there was a problem with "not only... but also..." However, he has already sent our abstract (today was the deadline - mmh, or "the deadline was today"?). What's more, he didn't send my final version, and left all the "thes" and that comma after the dash Well, if they...

Tanit, the "not only" and "but also" are not followed by parallel structures. identified with not only X but also Y identified not only with X but also with Y not only identified with X but also VERB ...

YL & ET, thank you both!

I would delete all except the final article "the"; and definitely remove the comma following the dash, which is unnecessary and wrong. The "not only" is good. The final product is: These people should not only be identified with the set of stakeholders who define the system of strong interests...

Hi Tanit These people should not only be identified with the set of the stakeholders who define the system of the strong interests tied to land use and transformation – and who design and implement the regional planning policies –, but also with formal and informal organizations through which...

Hi!I am coauthoring an article. My co-author wrote this sentence: These people should not only be identified with the set of the stakeholders who define the system of the strong interests tied to land use and transformation – and who design and implement the regional planning policies –, but...

There are two things to consider when deciding to put a comma in those situations. There are many reasons to take an umbrella when it's raining. There are many things to consider when deciding to buy a house. There's absolutely no reason to use the definite article in these sentences.