He gave her the reins of a pony, and she grasped its saddle horn but stood with her forehead resting against the animal's flank. Must I insert a comma after horn ? I think there is a compound verb here, so there is no need for a comma. she

The more Angry Face tried not to think about the deer , the more he thought about it and the more frustrated he became. Can I write this sentence without any commas? Must I put a comma after "it"? I think that "the more he

The custom was to call once for each kill; but this was Angry Face's first and , in his excitement , he kept yelling. The custom was to call once for each kill; but this was Angry Face's first , and in his excitement , he kept yelling.

Why do you think it is not a well written sentence?

Swint grabbed Herman by the hair atop his head so that Herman had no choice but to trot along with him while Swint ran down Main Street. Is the above sentence missing any punctuation? Should there be a comma after "head"?

His eyes were a blazing blue, his teeth a radiant white, and both contrasted dramatically against his bronzed face. It would seem that a semicolon should follow "blue" because the first clause is independent, but it is also the first of

She stuck her tongue out as though limbering it up for the performance, stole a glance at Herman, then blew mightily into the tube, making a vulgar noise. Must I put a comma after "tube"? Why? I think the sentence would be perfectly

Turning toward the ridge from which most of the firing came, they charged, but the fire was too fierce and they were driven back. Must I insert a comma after "fierce," or can I consider this a compound and leave the comma out?

He ran to the store ; then, (he) bought a gallon of milk. If the subject (he) is stated in the second clause, that clause is obviously an independent clause. But if the subject is carried over from the first clause and not stated in the second

How do you punctuate the following sentence? He wrapped his arm around Angry Face’s shoulders and leaned his weight onto the boy then whispered into Angry Face’s ear that he had found the secret to kill the Night Giant.