By Noun phrases, Commas

You can lift the part set off by commas entirely out of the sentence. The soft curtain, hanging from a rod at the upper edge of the window, sways rhythmetically in the breeze, repeatedly brushing my chair. The soft curtain sways rhythmetically in the breeze, repeatedly brushing my chair. You...

Hi Amy, First, if you'll forgive my saying so, I think you read me wrong when you felt annoyed by me throwing examples to prove my points. I was not trying to prove either you or Hancu wrong but to look for a different answer from just a simple ‘No’ or ‘Bad’. You do understand how...

Hi,1. Attentively, he looks at each picture in the huge photo album to search for a familiar face that he can vaguely remember. 2. Attentively, he looks at each picture in the huge photo album searching for a familiar face that he can vaguely remember. You wrote, “I wouldn't disagree with...

so, the forefathers mispunctuated the 2nd amendment when they wrote: A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed. in this case, the right of the people to keep and bear arms is the noun...

Hi, I know this may seem so simple, but i just am not getting it. What kind of phrase is " the right to keep a secret" in this sentence? "Her privacy, being indispensable to her, the right to keep a secret, does not matter to me." This is not correctly punctuated. The commas that I have marked...

Hi Andrew, How would you punctuate this: Clearly, the one gene-one protein relationship does not apply to schizophrenia. One gene-one protein relationship? One-gene one-protein relationship? One-gene/one-protein relationship? One gene, one protein relationship? Some other way? I'm leaning...

Hi Max, Welcome to the Forum. Here are a couple of comments. What are the general rules applied to the phrases like this: He worked for telecommunication company Brittish Telecome. Nordic operator Telenor announced the acquisition of .... . What article is to be used before telecommunication...

1. The comma is correct; it's the convention for dialogue punctuation in fiction. I suppose this holds true for film-quotes, too.2. Generally, there are two ways to treat "Dirty Hairy" (shouldn't this be "Dirty Harry"?):Apposition: ...in Clint Eastwood's 1971 film, Dirty Hairy, ... (what you did...

Hi Hela My comments are in the quote. Hela wrote:1) When we have a couple adjectives describing the same thing (e.g. material) don't we list them in alphabetical order? No - a Concrete and Glass building That was your word order. You could also say "a glass and concrete building"...

Thank you Yankee for your comments. 1) When we have a couple adjectives describing the same thing (e.g. material) don't we list them in alphabetical order? - a Concrete and Glass building- a peanut Butter and Jelly sandwich But it's true that you've written "a gorgeous Silk and Satin...