Hi all, Attached is a contribution that explores the use of commas to indicate the status of the information conveyed by a clause. I apologize for sending this as an attachment but the formatting is important. Peter On Tue, Apr 12, 2011 at 7:58 PM, Kari Anderson <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > The comma is not necessary because what follows is a dependent clause. > Kari Anderson > > -----Assembly for the Teaching of English Grammar < > [log in to unmask]> wrote: ----- > > To: [log in to unmask] > From: "T. J. Ray" <[log in to unmask]> > Sent by: Assembly for the Teaching of English Grammar < > [log in to unmask]> > Date: 04/12/2011 06:10PM > Subject: Punctuation Question > > I have a doctoral student who produces sentences like the following: > > "This quatrain cannot be read in isolation at all, because the syntax > is > inherent and incomplete on its own." > > My question is not a search for whatever he meant to say but is about > his punctuation: the comma. Comments are welcome. > > T. J. > > To join or leave this LISTSERV list, please visit the list's web interface > at: > http://listserv.muohio.edu/archives/ateg.html > and select "Join or leave the list" > > Visit ATEG's web site at http://ateg.org/ > > > To join or leave this LISTSERV list, please visit the list's web interface > at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/archives/ateg.html and select "Join or > leave the list" > > Visit ATEG's web site at http://ateg.org/ > -- Peter H. Fries From December 20, 2010 to May 1, 2011 3661 N. Campbell Ave Box 290 Tucson AZ 85719 Phone: 520-529-0824 Cell: 989-400-3764 From May 1, 2011 to December 2011 Box 310 Mount Pleasant MI 48804 Phone: 989-644-3384 Cell: 989-400-3764 Email: [log in to unmask] Web page: <http://cmich.edu/chsbs/x23516.xml<http://cmich.edu/chsbs/x23516.xml>> [among 'emeritus faculty'] To join or leave this LISTSERV list, please visit the list's web interface at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/archives/ateg.html and select "Join or leave the list" Visit ATEG's web site at http://ateg.org/