She enjoys teaching people how modest changes in their habits will affect them in their retirement years, and in some cases, allow them to retire.
2006-08-25 05:57:08 · 10 answers · asked by Sandi R 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Before 'and'
The sentence is rightly puncuated!
2006-08-25 06:03:17 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Commas are the most frequently used and misused mark of punctuation.
Throwing another option out there (and I think it is the correct one) - is the fact that the words "and in some cases" is a restrictive sentence element. A restrictive sentence element limits, or restricts, the meaning of the words it applies to. It is essential to the meaning of the sentence and cannot be omitted. Restrictive elements are never set off with punctuation.
She enjoys teaching people how modest changes in their habits will affect them in their retirement years and in some cases allow them to retire.
2006-08-25 13:15:36 · answer #2 · answered by slwilson1966 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
She enjoys teaching people how modest changes in their habits will affect them in their retirement years {and, } in some cases, allow them to retire.
The thought continues from "and" to "allow".
"in some cases" is an interjection which indicates a conditional clause to the entire statement.
Without the interjection, there would be no need for a comma to divide "and" from "allow". The thought continues.
2006-08-25 13:10:42 · answer #3 · answered by ed 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
She enjoys teaching people how modest changes in their habits will affect them in their retirement years and in some cases allow them to retire (early?).
There are no commas but the sentence isn't "complete." It's only their retirement years if they are retired. If they are still working at 85, they are still not in their retirement years.
The kind of comma structure you are thinking of is an added statement that can be taken out and still have meaning. You would have..."in their retirement years allow them to retire (early)" which wouldn't make sense. It also wouldn't make sense to have "...retirement years and allow them to retire (early) because "in some cases" is too important to the sentance structure.
You want something like "He broke into the police station, because he is an idiot, and was caught." It could still be "He broke into the police station and was caught" and still make sense.
2006-08-25 13:11:36 · answer #4 · answered by gregory_dittman 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
She enjoys teaching people how modest changes in their habits will affect them in their retirement years and, in some cases, allow them to retire.
'in some cases' is not vital to the understanding of the sentence so its the bit that goes in the commas
2006-08-25 13:04:22 · answer #5 · answered by Kat 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
"She enjoys teaching people how modest changes in their habits will affect them in their retirement years and, in some cases, allow them to retire."
(No comma after "years," add comma after "and.")
2006-08-25 13:08:38 · answer #6 · answered by x 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
after the and because you can not remove "and in some case" and have the sentence still make sense but you can remove " in some cases" and the sentence will make sense
2006-08-26 15:41:41 · answer #7 · answered by cameron b 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think you need the second comma
2006-08-25 13:03:30 · answer #8 · answered by JunAlo 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The way you have it looks fine to me.
2006-08-25 13:52:09 · answer #9 · answered by Caleb's Mom 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you have that punctuated correctly.
Comma befor and after the interjection of; "and in some cases."
2006-08-25 13:03:23 · answer #10 · answered by rcsanandreas 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋