By Learning English, Commas

The first set require a captial letter at the start of the sentence, but either way is fine. In the second set, "he said" is more normal, but "said he" can be used for literary purposes. People just learning English may want to stick with "he said" but there's...

Hi, I understand. Thank you, Clive." src="/emoticons/emotion-1.gif"> The period in the middle could be a comma, right? Yes, sorry. Can I say: Can you tell me some websites from which we can download various English learning software? I also want to know whether various softwares is...

Dawnstorm wrote:Both are correct. American English favours the comma; I'm not sure if British English has a preference.There are sentences, where the comma before the "and" is essential, even if you favour leaving it out.Listing book-titles: Jane Eyre, Romeo and Juliet, and Oliver Twist. (That...

Both are correct. American English favours the comma; I'm not sure if British English has a preference.There are sentences, where the comma before the "and" is essential, even if you favour leaving it out.Listing book-titles: Jane Eyre, Romeo and Juliet, and Oliver Twist. (That would be an...

Hi there, I was told not to use a comma before some adverbs such as 'because', although' , but I found a sentence in a textbook on learning English like this: To date, we have not traced it, although we are usually very efficient when dealing with incoming remittances. Why is there a comma in...

Inchoateknowledge wrote: However, I read somewhere -- I do not remember where -- that "however" may not stand elsewhere than at the beginning of a sentence. I wonder why it should always be at the beginning. I often see it in the middle of a sentence, between commas - something like: He...

Hi Sergon, Here are some comments. (correct me if possible, I'm learning English at the moment " src="/emoticons/emotion-1.gif">, esp marked with *) ex: There is a labyrinth in my figure. May I call a line,showing a path, in the labyrinth 'road'? You should call it a path.(Check the commas,...

(correct me if possible, I'm learning English at the moment , esp marked with *) ex: There is a labyrinth in my figure. May I call a line,showing a path, in the labyrinth 'road'? (Check the commas, please. Is something necessary before 'road'?) (is it possible to say 'What if ...'?) What if I...

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English today The modern world is getting smaller and smaller all the time. Every day distances between different countries seem less, therefore it’s becoming more and more desirable to know at least one foreign language – especially English. Approximately one billion people speak English and...