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Re: Punctuating adverb clauses
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Thu, 6 Jan 2000 09:02:24 CST
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** Reply to note from Assembly for the Teaching of English Grammar <[log in to unmask]>         Thu, 6 Jan 2000 05:42:30 -0800
Michael,

Here's what I tell my students: the comma in the MC ([,] or [ ]) SC
pattern is optional. Its use depends on whether or not the writer wants
the end of the main clause to receive focus (if yes, use the comma). It's
about he only case where I tell them they can trust their ear.

Dave Sawyer

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