Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
Grammar
comma and one more
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00 Is it a rule that a comma must be placed whenever two independent clauses are connected by a conjunction, regardless whether two (or possibly more) clauses are related very closely in content and thus possibly no pause would facilitate the understanding? Can you thnk of one case where a comma might not be necessary for that reason? 02 br
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00 He went into the store (comma??) and he searched for the item his mother wanted him to get. 02 br
00 He pushed the door open (comma??) and the person who was standing outside was his cousin. 02 br
02 br
00 One more question: 02 br
00 Should I say 'Saturday' or 'Saturdays'? Makes no difference? 02 br
00 Do you usually play tennis on Saturday? Yes, I usually play tennis on Saturday. 0-
00 Is it a rule that a comma must be placed whenever two independent clauses are connected by a conjunction, regardless whether two (or possibly more) clauses are related very closely in content and thus possibly no pause would facilitate the understanding? Can you thnk of one case where a comma might not be necessary for that reason? 02 br
02 br
00 He went into the store (comma??) and he searched for the item his mother wanted him to get. 02 br
00 He pushed the door open (comma??) and the person who was standing outside was his cousin. 02 br
02 br
00 One more question: 02 br
00 Should I say 'Saturday' or 'Saturdays'? Makes no difference? 02 br
00 Do you usually play tennis on Saturday? Yes, I usually play tennis on Saturday. 0-
Top answer
1 i 00 He went into the store 01 b 00 and 02 b 00 he searched for the item his mother wanted him to get. 02 i 01 b 00 [connected 02 b 01 i 02 br 00 He pushed the door open. 01 b 00 The 02 b 00 person who was standing outside was his cousin.
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1 i 00 He went into the store 01 b 00 and 02 b 00 he searched for the item his mother wanted him to get. 02 i 01 b 00 [connected 02 b 01 i 02 br
00 He pushed the door open. 01 b 00 The 02 b 00 person who was standing outside was his cousin. 02 i 00 01 b 00 [not connected 02 b 0-
00 He pushed the door open. 01 b 00 The 02 b 00 person who was standing outside was his cousin. 02 i 00 01 b 00 [not connected 02 b 0-
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