Does a comma go before or after a conjunction?
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It depends on how the conjunction is made.  You may not need one at all.  Like if you say "I went to the movies to see V for Vendetta and Ice Age 2"  There are no commas.  or "My parents told me to take my laptop, backpack and lunch with me on the trip" There you don't need a comma either.  If you wanted to you could put a comma before the and "...backpack, and lunch..."  It's still correct that way.  What other conjunctions do you mean?
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Interesting question, as soon as I figure out the question, I will supply an answer.\n\nMeanwhile, my guess.\n\nWhat is the measure of comma?\n\nAnswer: punctuation rules.
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that / which (restrictive and nonrestrictive clauses).  The standard rule requires that you use that only to introduce a restrictive (or defining) relative clause, which identifies the person or thing being talked about; in this use it should never be preceded by a comma. Thus, in the sentence The house that Jack built has been torn down, the clause that Jack built is a restrictive clause telling which specific house was torn down. Similarly, in I am looking for a book that is easy to read, the restrictive clause that is easy to read tells what kind of book is desired.    1\n  By contrast, you use which only with nonrestrictive (or nondefining) clauses, which give additional information about something that has already been identified in the context; in this use, which is always preceded by a comma. Thus you should say The students in Chemistry 101 have been complaining about the textbook, which (not that) is hard to follow. The clause which is hard to follow is nonrestrictive in that it does not indicate which text is being complained about; even if it were omitted, we would know that the phrase the textbook refers to the text in Chemistry 101. It should be easy to follow the rule in nonrestrictive clauses like this, since which here sounds more natural than that.\n\nThe source continues the discussion.
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If you think of the "and" operator in grammar as a "plus" in math, then no--both can't exist simultaneously (well, after you poop it out I guess).\n\nAnd since people want to emphasize you not being able to have something more than the action maybe that's why they say the HAVE first.
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The first sentence and the last one too are both correctly punctuated, mate, they both make the same sense and are fully acceptable.\n\nIf u have a doubt, u can use this sentence either,"While mother WAS DRIVING, father studied the road map." or this one too,"Father studied the road map while mother was driving."\n\nSentence B and C are definitely wrongly punctuated.\n\nHope it helps mate
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The first semicolon should be a comma.\n\nImagine you're reading the sentence out loud.  You pause for a quick breath after the word 'robots'.  A comma does that.\n\nA semicolon links two separate ideas that are connected. The second semicolon is therefore correct.\n\nYour sentence should read:\n"To create two simple robots, one is able to avoid obstacles; the other is able to operate by using solar energy."
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grammar not grammer. You put the comma anywhere your little heart desires. Grammar is power. Don't be a semi colon when you can be a full colon.
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connectives???\n\ndo you mean conjunctions??\n\nwell...................\n\n\nA BRIEF EXPLANATION OF CONJUNCTIONS \nA conjunction is a word that links words, phrases, or clauses. There are three types of conjunctions: coordinating conjunctions, correlative conjunctions, and subordinating conjunctions. Coordinating conjunctions may join single words, or they may join groups of words, but they must always join similar elements: e.g. subject+subject, verb phrase+verb phrase, sentence+sentence. When a coordinating conjunction is used to join elements, the element becomes a compound element. Correlative conjunctions also connect sentence elements of the same kind: however, unlike coordinating conjunctions, correlative conjunctions are always used in pairs. Subordinating conjunctions, the largest class of conjunctions, connect subordinate clauses to a main clause. These conjunctions are adverbs used as conjunctions. \n\nThe following tables show examples of the various types of conjunctions and some sample sentences using the conjunctions. Since coordinating conjunctions and correlative conjunctions are closed sets of words, all are included in the list. Subordinating conjunctions are a larger class of words; therefore, only a few of the more common ones are included in this list. \n\nCOORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS \n  \nF    A    N    B    O  Y   S \nfor and nor but or  yet so \n\n\nAn easy way to remember these six conjunctions is to think of the word FANBOYS. Each of the letters in this somewhat unlikely word is the first letter of one of the coordinating conjunctions. Remember, when using a conjunction to join two sentences, use a comma before the conjunction. \n\nEXAMPLES AND SENTENCES \nCOORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS \n  \nCONJUNCTION+WHATS LINKED+SAMPLE SENTENCES \n\nand+noun phrase&noun phrase\nWe have tickets for the symphony and the opera. \n\nbut+sentence&sentence\nThe orchestra rehearses on Tuesday, but the chorus rehearses on Wednesday. \n\nor+verb&verb \nHave you seen or heard the opera by Scott Joplin? \n\nso+sentence&sentence\nI wanted to sit in the front of the balcony, so I ordered my tickets early. \n\n \n\n  \n\n \nCORRELATIVE CONJUNCTIONS \n  \nboth... and not only... but also either... or neither... nor whether... or........ \n\n\nRemember, correlative conjunctions are always used in pairs. They join similar elements.When joining singular and plural subjects, the subject closest to the verb determines whether the verb is singular or plural. \n\n\n--------------------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nEXAMPLES AND SENTENCES \nCORRELATIVE CONJUNCTIONS \n  \nCONJUNCTIONS+WHAT IS LINKED+SAMPLE SENTENCE \nboth... and         subject&subject \nBoth my sister and my brother play the piano. \n\neither... or          noun&noun \nTonight's program is either Mozart or Beethoven. \n\nneither...nor       subject+subject \nNeither the orchestra nor the chorus was able to overcome the terrible acoustics in the church \n\nnot only...but also           sentence+sentence \nNot only does Sue raise money for the symphony, but she also ushers at all of their concerts. \n\n \n \nSUBORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS \n  \nTIME    CAUSE + EFFECT    OPPOSITION    CONDITION \nafter            because                  although             if \nbefore           since                    though             unless \nwhen             now that              even though       only if \nwhile               as                     whereas           whether or not \nsince           in order that            while                even if \nuntil                 so                                             in case (that) \n\n\nSubordinating conjunctions, (subordinators) are most important in creating subordinating clauses. These adverbs that act like conjunctions are placed at the front of the clause. The adverbial clause can come either before or after the main clause. Subordinators are usually a single word, but there are also a number o
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there might be a - or a . in the sequence
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British punctuation has always been like that.  When did Americans start putting punctuation inside quotations when the punctuation doesn't belong to the quotation?  That's always seemed weird to me!
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No.  It should read, "Please go to the concert with Tammy and me."\n\nIf you remove "Tammy and" from the sentence, it should  still make sense.  You wouldn't say, "Please go to the concert with I."\n\nYou could say, "Tammy and I would like you to go to the concert with us."  Again, if you remove "Tammy and" from the sentence, it still makes sense.\n\nThe rule: Use "me" when you're the object, and "I" when you're the subject.
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It's B; I'm very certain.\n\n"A" has a subject, verb, and a direct object.\n"C" has a subject, verb, and a prepositional phrase.\n\nBut "B" is the one that has a subject complement, "better," which describes the subject, "I."
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Hi, You are using too many commas.  In your first sentence you can take out all the commas.  That sentence doesn't need any.  The second sentence needs the commas you have placed taken out also.  In the third sentence the word "the" that you are referring to should be  the word their instead and it shouldn't be capitalized either.
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No. \nAn appositive is a noun or noun phrase.\n(My husband, an avid golfer, booked a vacation in Scotland. Appositive = an avid golfer)\n\nA prepositional phrase contains nouns, but it starts with a preposition. \n(The cat sat on the couch in the livingroom. Prepositional phrase = on the couch, in the livingroom)\n\nHope that helps.
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no, no comma is required after determination as "and" is after that.
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It's a phrase that can stand on its own as a sentence.\n\nExample:\n\nI can either go see a movie at the theater tonight, or I can go rent a movie and watch it at home.\n\nThe "independent clause" is the phrase after "or." The first part of that sentence could also be an independent clause, but you'd have to eliminate the word "either."
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This is fine, down to the last sentence of the first paragraph. You shouldn't start the sentence with 'especially'.  A comma after 'construction', & then,  'especially if the crew doesn't know you are in the building.'\nThe words non-business would be better hyphenated.