"Everyone, from the mailman to the local drug dealer, offered to help Akeelah prepare for her journey to the top."
It doesn't look quite right to me....
Does anyone know where I should place the commas in the sentence above?
Thanks :)
2006-10-04 08:04:47 · 17 answers · asked by 2 days after my B day :) 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
You have done it correctly.
2006-10-04 08:06:01 · answer #1 · answered by Marcy C 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-16 03:31:09 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Everyone from the mailman to the local drug dealer, offered to help Akeelah prepare for her journey to the top.
2006-10-04 08:07:00 · answer #3 · answered by themysterious 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
That is correct. It seperates the body of the sentence from the specific people that offered to help Akeelah.
2006-10-04 08:06:21 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your subject is "Everyone" and your verb is "offered".....you have to have an even number or no commas between them. You can't separate the subject and verb with only one comma....
Actually, it's true that you don't need the commas at all....
If you were saying something like:
Fred, the baker's son, offered to help..... then you would need them because "the baker's son" isn't necessary information - we already know it was Fred.
However, in your sentence, "Everyone" isn't very specific.....so you need the information.....so you don't use commas to set it off.
2006-10-04 08:09:18 · answer #5 · answered by horomnizon 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can place the commas where you have or you can leave them both out. If you're going to put commas in the sentence, where you already have them is the only place they can go.
2006-10-04 08:30:32 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You don't need any. Think of a comma as a pause if you were reading the sentence aloud. Would you need to pause?
2006-10-04 08:07:54 · answer #7 · answered by Katyana 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are correct in putting your commas in this sentence.
2006-10-04 08:07:54 · answer #8 · answered by Robin F 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your placement of commas is correct.
2006-10-04 08:06:51 · answer #9 · answered by Jay 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is correct. You have separated the prepositional phrases from the subject (noun) and the predicate (verb)
2006-10-04 08:08:10 · answer #10 · answered by goodbye 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its correct
2006-10-04 08:12:45 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋