There are three things to do. 1. Read 2. Read 3. Read When you come to a particularly long sentence, look for the commas and try to figure out what the simple subject and simple verb are, and then the direct object, if there is one.

Hi Anon I also doubt that many consumers even know which special products or companies have received an industrial design award. No comma. The word "which" introduces a clause that basically functions as the direct object of the verb

Welcome to the site, Garrym. Sorry to hear about the loss of your job. Although there are some differences in style depending on which publication you are writing for, I'd say the errors your boss pointed out would be considered errors no

<< What's stopping the pronoun being the object of the clause. >> I think this would only work as an appositive, but it would need a comma, and would make no sense contextually. What's stopping the truck, being more than

For my brother to feel, that he does not know the right term, must seem a real impediment. Hi frankie, thanks for joining us. Welcome to English Forums. Nix the comma after "feel." The feeling is bad. If this were your sentence, the

Hi again, Eddie. "How" is here an interrogative pronoun, and in a sentence, this type of pronoun will introduce a clause of some sort (in this case a noun clause). The same happens with wh-words. Be careful, however, because this is not

Can I put a comma before the ptential? No. You'll separate the verb ( has given ) from its direct object ( the potential ). The reason why a comma is omitted is the sentence is short enough to understand the meaning without a comma, right? No.

Here is better punctuation: Also, when you have a verb form (no comma) and it is the ing form, (comma) is it always a non-finite/verbal (no comma) which means it is a phrase -either a gerund or particple? The main clause is: is it always a

Wow! Your knowledge is incredible! I somehow understood eveything you said, thanks. Except for when you said this: We have become friends sharing passions. ... where the "friends sharing passions..." is the direct object of the verb .

infinitive phrases always begin with to and a verb. prepositional phrases begin with a preposition and has a direct object at the end. gerund phrases end in -ing participial phrases end in -ed or -ing appositive phrases are always in commas and