By Punctuation, Verbs

Hello,Could you tell why the following words 'then' have no commas immediately after them? Are they not connective adverbs and why does Sentence B have no punctuation between independent clauses? Sentence A. Why don't you hire a car? Then you'll be able to visit more of the...

A few examples from Google. My guess is that it means "bring about". This is the first I've ever heard of "ultimate" as a verb....but uses modern punctuation (the colon) to ultimate the caesura of Old English alliterative verse. ... strategy to be applied in order...

#5 looks wrong to me. The others look fine as far as the punctuation is concerned (though #4 seems to have suffered from some kind of transcription error). You can tell that I don't really understand the question! Edit: In fact, the original version of #5 seems to be "Eventually, an...

Hello Mister Micawber,I appreciate your kind reply. Here, I would like to point out the second sentence that has two independent clauses joined by a conjunctive adverb is required to be separated by a semicolon. Further, a comma is then needed after the conjunctive adverb 'then'. I have...

Jaishree, The second one is correct because it contains the auxiliary verb ("is") and punctuation (the period or full-stop at the end). Without the verb, in particular, the first line is not actually a sentence. For clarity, you can always rearrange the wording into the basic subject +...

I just spotted a couple of typos (probably), one double space, and a couple of places where I'd use commas. I was expecting your email, Jane; I am glad to receive it. I have one question though: did you decide on your wedding date? Are you marrying the dashing fellow you were with at our...

Thanks Goodman! Could anyone tell me, in descriptive writing what tense usually writer choose. And Guys please reply my 2nd post last two sentenses as well. And explain we can separate verb and subject i.e mirror and curtain, by using comma for emphasis like Feebs did? Third sentence, I have...

Hello CJ,although this looks very promising, I am not sure if one is allowed to put a comma there. Is there a rule that states that you are allowed to do that? Aaron

The comma (,) is a useful punctuation mark.CJ

Hi, I had a few questions, or rather need clarification on a few things. “You can't do that”, they shouted from the balcony, “you can't, you can't.” ( Why is the comma outside the quote and not inside it?) It's a matter of the style you choose to follow. If you search the Forum,...