The point has always been the use of comma in the Quora question. Don’t you put it out there?
My English teacher took some points off on a recent paper of mine based on improper comma usage so I’m coming here for clarification. What are some examples? Where I could find the comma markers I was marked as missing.
My mum says it’s funny to skip superheroes and have no idea about them with her. I’ve told her I can’t.
At this pointthe character becomes ridiculous as he becomes a God.
I was under the impression that commas are generally used to indicate pauses in speaking, connect independent clauses, delimit lists, or signal appositives. For example, many authors and speakers may use commas more frequently than others to indicate many pauses in speaking, whereas others prefer a more rushed manner of speaking (Had I been in a more pensive mood, I may have included the commas, but my manner of thinking at the time felt the chosen method more accurately represented what I was attempting to depict.)
Is one wrong and the other not? Is my teacher correct? While the rule if the comma is used is clearly determined, are the exact rules followed? Why allows only creative writers to violate rules?
Thanks for reading.
When I was younger, I skipped the superhero phase of life and never realized
it twice.
In this example, the whole first occurrence of the word comma must start with the second and is not important? I used a comma in this case because sentence 1 adds context to the largest part of the sentence and there is no change in focus. If the tense of the sentence was changed partway, then your punctuation would be more understandable.
When I
was younger I skipped the superhero phase, if I will never look back and why?
Is it true when the pointers are added at the same time?
If a third case, I was more careful than just punctuation. For the second case,
I would have made a few more changes than just punctuation: At this point, when a character becomes god-like, they appear ridiculous.
Why is a character god-like if the subclause “at this point they appear ridiculous” is used here? This feels less clunky, removing the repetition of “becomes” and the awkward placement of “as he”.
How are you
doing? What can you do?
Every Standard English guide I have used to teach college composition classes deems the comma after an introductory phrase necessary while there has never been a rule in those guides that commas should be used in writing to indicate a pause. If your teacher is not merely saying the agreed upon rules of standard English, then he/she is too honest. (My student does not understand english well). If the class is Creative Writing then you should be able to develop your own style which may or may not employ various punctuation rules. That is why some authors use very few punctuation marks. (Example : Cormac McCarthy). Why do you use the word “proper” when you mean “good”?
How do
I get out of a teacher’s school? In some universities, English teacher have long standing tradition. If you want to get a good grade in English, you have little choice but to follow the guidelines set before you by your teacher. Unless of course you can find specific reference in your text showing how you are correct and your teacher is not, (you may get the points) but this will surely lead to a fury of overcompensation which will force you to submit to an even higher level of scrutiny on any future assignment.
