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The Word "Then"
When “then” means “at that time,” it does not take a comma as it is an adverb.
...He was then on his way to becoming successful.
...I saw them and then began to wonder what would happen.
If "then...
Category_MWW Blog>The Comma
Punctuate What Is Really There...
I have been on "hiatus" for a while. Actually I have been swamped for a while!! So I am back -- still swamped but back.
There is a question on FB about the word "but" and whether it should have a ...
Category_MWW Blog>The Comma
A Comma After a Prepositional Phrase at the Beginning of a Sentence
In the "olden" days, the rule was to put a comma after ANY element that came at the beginning of the sentence. Ah, the good old days!
The rule today that many people get confused about is the rule...
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"I Believe" -- Subject and Verb or Parenthetical?
When words like "I believe" and "I think" begin a sentence, they are functioning as the subject and verb in the sentence and take no punctuation.
...I believe he called in a little before 3:00.
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Category_MWW Blog>General
Punctuation Creates a Run-On
To say that the "attorney talks in run-on's" is really not a correct statement. A run-on is created by bad punctuation. No one can "say" a run-on.
Using no punctuation or a comma between two sente...
Category_MWW Blog>The Comma
That Sneaky Dependent Clause, Part 2
I have been asked for a little more explanation on the last post.
A dependent clause is dependent because it has a word out in the front of it that "introduces" it.
...He left. (a sentence, an in...
Category_MWW Blog>The Comma
Be Wary of That Dependent Clause
You all know this rule: Cardinal Rule No. 1: Put a comma before a coordinate conjunction when it is followed by an independent subject and verb.
But be careful of the dependent clause that LOOKS L...
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More on the Word "So" -- Even If We Don't Even Want to Go There Again
Facebook had a couple of interesting questions/examples on "so." SO I thought it would be good to take a look at them. This is my answer to the questions about the word "so" in the FB sentence belo...
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Interesting Rule from the "Chicago Manual of Style"
Another take on the word "so": In 5.210 of CMOS, "Interjections and functional variations": "... most parts of speech may be used as interjections. A word that is classified as some other part of s...