If the kids go to the grandma's, what will the parents do with their time?
Does the comma go before or after the what?
2007-01-19 11:58:02 · 14 answers · asked by Rock ah About 3 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
thanks to all........yes the the in front of grandma's was a mistake!
2007-01-19 12:05:53 · update #1
its correct
2007-01-19 12:04:57 · answer #1 · answered by Night visions 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If the kids go to grandma's, what will the parents do with their time?
You've got the comma in the correct place, but get rid of the "the" before "grandma's."
2007-01-19 20:02:53 · answer #2 · answered by Madre 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Separate the sentence and see which makes sense...
If the kids go to grandma's ...... what will the parents do
or
If the kids go to grandma's what ...... will the parents do
so
since the first makes sense, and the phrases have the meaning you desire, that is where to put the comma.
2007-01-19 20:07:14 · answer #3 · answered by maddojo 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You have the comma in the correct position. One way to check is, if you take the words after the comma by themselves, will they make a sentence. "What will the parents do with their time?" makes a complete sentence so you know you are fine.
2007-01-19 20:33:39 · answer #4 · answered by Oenophile... (Lynn) 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the current punctuation is correct: the comma comes before the what. the comma is supposed to indicate a slight pause in the sentence.
2007-01-19 20:00:48 · answer #5 · answered by supergeek 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
If the kids go to grandma house, what will the parents do with there time?
i think that's correct yours was correct to but where will they at grandma's
2007-01-19 20:05:28 · answer #6 · answered by smithcatyria 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It goes after "grandma's," which is what you have. It's fine the way it is.
2007-01-19 20:05:58 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
before the what- yes, your grammar is correct.
2007-01-19 20:09:32 · answer #8 · answered by skateKad47 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
before what
2007-01-19 20:09:13 · answer #9 · answered by michelle 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
before the what :)
2007-01-19 20:09:48 · answer #10 · answered by bagoftwix 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋