By Commas, Expressions

Re: Grammar doubts

Hi, (1) This seems to be a perennial problem, that we cannot live without bloodshed, without going after our enemies. Comma usage, please check. OK (2) But the basic drive is to get food and to get the mating available. And it is in this here that Jainas perceive what kinds of passions...

Re: Is the translation correct?

Re: Is the translation correct?

Hello Feebs! Thank you very much for your answear. It is really very useful for me.At the moment I'm working on the next part of the page, which is about our requirements to graphical banners. And I have the same questions. Is my translation correct? Does it sound natural?Banner...

Re: "What" in title

Diving in here - if the translator thought for some reason that he or she could replace "The Expression of Cathepsin D" with "what" the second time it appears in the title, the translator was wrong. You could possibly leave it out the second time, maybe if you stuck in a...

Re: Do I need commas around "exactly"?

Akavall wrote: Thanks. But would it be wrong to use the commas? My understanding was that if you can take out a word or a phrase and the sentence still make sense, then you could (should in some cases) put commas around it. In this example, I can take out "exactly" and the sentence still makes...

Re: Is this a right use of a semicolon?

Actually, conjunctions after semicolons are very common. Gregg Reference Manual: Seventh Canadian Edition Rules: 176 a) When a coordinating conjunction (and, but , o, nor and sometimes for, so, or yet) is omitted between t between two independent clauses, use a semicolon--not a comma--to...

Re: a quoted content in apposition

There are two commas needed in your sentence:The expression,"I am not good at English", is just as correct as "I am not good in English."The first quote is in apposition-- it is identical to 'the expression'. The second quote is not in apposition-- there is no semantic equal in that clause.

a quoted content in apposition

Hi, I am confused about what is considered to be in apposition when we are dealing with a quoted content.I think I asked about the placement of commas for the sentences below and Mr. M. said the quoted phrases are in apposition to excuse and question. To the question, "Is your English getting...

Re: comma placement dilemma

Thank you, Mr. M. Can you help me to understand it a little better? Based on my understanding this are possible, although it is quoted from what someone else has said. I think when someone sais something is a quoted phrase, it is not limited to instances of rewriting what someone has said. The...

Re: DOUBLE-TALK

A Cornish Pasty wrote:If you mean he talks very fast, you could say "I don't like him very much, because he's the kind of person who talks too fast". I suppose you could also say "he's the kind of person who talks in double-time", but this isn't the most well-known of expressions. "I don't like...