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Using commas

Danger! Proceed with caution!

The other day I was looking at links to my site (yes, this one!) and I found a site in Korea which liked it, but it also said: “However, although McMahon claims to have been a teacher and materials writer since 1987, the user would need to exercise caution in that this and any other … Read more

Categories Academic writing Tags Commas in complex sentences, Using commas

Using commas in relative clauses

I’ve noticed that a couple of very proficient German students of mine are not sure when to use commas in long sentences in their English essays so today I am referring you all to a helpful page from that great site The OWL at Purdue University which talks about commas. There are a few rules, … Read more

Categories Academic writing Tags Punctuation in relative clauses, Using commas, Using commas with relative clauses

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