I'm having alot of trouble know where to put comas, any help?
2007-12-11 07:33:01 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
usually when you read something you write, the comma goes where you pause. As in this case here.......^
2007-12-11 07:37:56 · answer #1 · answered by Ray E 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
NOPE! I am no help there! I love to use them! Sometimes it's my only solution that if reread, someone might reread and take a beat to hear what I really mean and am saying/writing and not launch the fstick brigade at me for their lack of insight and instead of considering the source they hope to attempt that smear plan, go the dumb route that they SHOULD and do know is wrong and actually do, unless they are just raging boneheads.
In fact, since we all rely so heavily and stupidly on a form of communicating which is sketchy for the insecure or anyone who has a goal that consists of making others APPEAR to be WRITING something that means one thing and with the spin cycle brain that loads of people I come across possess? DAmn, these code cracking Boatmissers can turn it on a different frequency, read it wrong or with their own typically wrong way of interpreting and then some totally innocent statement or question turns into a launching pad for the bored and hateful crowd to dig in and start swinging.
So predominantly communicating in these ways i.e. email, text or whatever else eventually gets someone who is innocent into trouble because without a voice people tend to take everything you WRITE and aren't SAYING wrong and that's because there is no tone, inflection or facial expressions that the person you are typing to can see or hear and then decide your fate. So, if you are being sarcastic watch it even your great friends who have turned will pretend to 'not get it" and you have provided the knife.
God forbid leaving a word out because typing is not your gig and for me getting on my last nerve if I am in hurry. Call me crazy, many do, I just assume some smart a** 'friend' of mine doesn't waste his time by turning into an English Professor and THEN foolishly turn into a Wonder Twin and "activates" causing that twisting bit
from nice friend to an arrogant, judgmental jag off who needs to feel superior or to be right! Yeah, that proves he's smart? More likely proving he's a dick (and that size is not a lofty jolt into high numerals, I am sure even given my lack of Roman numeral knowledge? Even I could count in that form and I am only referring to how much he's swinging physically not emotionally ) but nothing close to smarter, wiser and kind? Well that is pointless because that is hardly the goal, in fact, even suggesting this person is even kind would be a big bummer. So, nitpicking ***..GOAL MET,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
2007-12-11 07:58:57 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
.........How to punctuate
Don’t let the rules scare you. For they aren’t hard and fast. Think of them as guidelines.
Sounds like good advice.
I usually put the comman at a break in the sentence /(pause)
There are two basic systems of punctuation:
For the Comma [ , ]
There are 9 general ways for the comma. Open the link below and it will help you.
http://www.harmonize.com/probe/aids/manual/punctuate.htm
Bookmark this for future use
2007-12-11 07:47:47 · answer #3 · answered by LucySD 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Use after a noun of direct address.
"John, please put that away."
Use after items in a series.
"I needed scissors, paint, and glue."
Use between clauses. A clause is a group of words that expresses a complete thought and has a subject and a verb. Clauses can be dependent (needing another clause attached, can't stand alone) or independent (able to stand alone as a sentence).
2 independent clauses and their commas:
"I would like to buy a kite, and I would like it to be red."
A dependent clause joined to an independent clause separated by commas:
"Although I do not have much money, I would like to buy a kite."
2007-12-11 07:44:23 · answer #4 · answered by Poet G 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Why is a cat not a comma?
Because a cat has claws at the end of its pause, but a comma is a pause at the end of a clause!
2007-12-11 07:55:50 · answer #5 · answered by Coach McGuirk 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
If you're having trouble with comas, you might want to see a neurologist. ;) If you're having trouble with commas, you might want to see a linguist. But it seems like you're having trouble with spelling too!.
2007-12-11 07:41:00 · answer #6 · answered by Cunning Linguist 4 · 2⤊ 3⤋