By Difference between, Commas

Re: Comma use

Thanks, Clive But there are some other issues that I am not sure about. Is the original sentence a typical "independent clause + coordinating conjunction + independent clause"? If so, is a comma always optional in the above structure? Also, this sentence came from a British...

Re: Optional commas.

Yankee wrote:Hi AkavallTo me, the only possible reason to use commas with 'however' (in your sentence) would be if someone else had just given an opinion different from mine, and I then wanted to stress the word 'I' -- i.e. to place extra emphasis on the fact that there is a difference between...

Re: Optional commas.

Hi AkavallI would not use commas with consequently in that position. I doubt that I would insert the word 'thus' into the middle of "I think", but if I did, I would not use commas there either. To me, the only possible reason to use commas with 'however' (in your sentence) would be if someone...

Re: Is it correct or not?

Darcy wrote:5. Which is correct?Both are correct. (1) is more common.(1) Today we're going to study 'relative pronouns'(2) Today we'll study 'relative pronouns'. 6 Are they correct? (1) is awkward; both need a comma before 'and'.(1) I'll make a list of relative pronouns and then we're...

Re: Comma? Colon? Nothing?

I would certainly put the comma before a direct quote, so perhaps this is a difference between BrE and AmE. However, your sentence has too many parts. The "after 29 years at Indiana" just seems like it's stuck there. After 29 years at Indiana, Knight--already on probation for prior...

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"The Change of the Characteristics in the passage from The Hours" The passage from the novel The Hours by Michael Cunningham is intriguing. The passage illustrates the difference between the character's characteristics in different time settings: past and present. This difference is...

Re: then

Mister Micawber wrote:No commas-- these sentences have compound verbs.I think there is a difference between BrE and AmE in regard to the punctuation of the sentences.He went to the park, then went to his friends' 'He passed his exams and then went to university'He looked at her, then turned...

Re: What's the difference between 'for' and because'?

Brightsun wrote: He stayed at home, for it was raining hard. (If you use 'for' to mean 'because' you need to put a comma before 'for' as in the above sentence.)

Re: participle

The plane crashed, killing all 200 people aboard.The plane crashed killing all 200 people aboard. Is there any difference between these two sentences? Not in meaning. Just the comma is different (of course). What difference does the comma make? None as far as meaning is concerned. Most...

Re: participle

Linguaphile wrote:The plane crashed, killing all 200 people aboard.The plane crashed killing all 200 people aboard.Is there any difference between these two sentences? What difference does the comma make? The plane crashed, killing all 200 people aboard.IMO, the comma is required.