In certain short clauses, commas are probably not necessary (as in Dimsum's last sentence), but certainly where it appears e.g. in a subject noun phrase, it is appositive (not 'parenthetical'), as the verb number is governed by the subject itself:

v This is a noun , but it is being used as an explanation Congratulating / Congratulations for you on this happy day. ^ this is a preasent progressive verb a big no no when talking to someone about them When congratulating a person, tell them

Please note that it's a hyphen, not a dash. As a noun, use the hyphen. I'm doing some follow-up on the people who haven't responded yet As a verb, don't use it. I need to follow up with the people who haven't

Use commas when the adjectives are of equal weight (modify the noun equally). If you can simply reverse the order of the adjectives, then you probably need a comma In the first phrase, I think "small" modifies "circular" more

Good evening, Chris, these are thought-provoking questions you have asked, and here is my opinion backed up by data from authoritative sources. 1. The possibility of tell filling the slot of talk in the example sentence seems questionable at

Yes, that makes perfect sense. Cheers! Any idea if they still count as serial commas if you're not listing nouns?

1 Form the plural. 2 Add an apostrophe. 3 If the ending is now s', stop. 4 Otherwise add s. boy 1 boys 2 boys' 3 STOP Answer: boys' person 1 people 2 people' 3 No s'. 4 people's Answer: people's child 1 children 2

Dear Homwork helper, I need your help to solve following questions as soon as possible. Thanks a million Rahman 1. The phrase in bold face is a phrase fragment. Correct it by attaching it to the nearby independent clause:

It is a bit curious, and hard to parse at first. The single phrase, "The son of itinerant actors," gives rise to two separate appositives, one following the other. The second appositive matches up with the first noun, "the

1. The question has been answered a few times already , but has not been answered. Okay to omit the subject in the sentences like the above (omitting the subject in the second clause), right? A comma before but is necessary even when the