Moving on with my journey through The Elements of Style by William Strunk and E.B. White, today I am teaching myself a bit more about the placement of "might" comma.
A. Comma for the name or title in the direct address:
If, Sir, you wish, we could extend the warranty.
Thank you, Mr. Sharma.
B. Abbreviations like etc., i.e., and e.g.
Lecture, role play, group discussion, etc., are all methods of facilitating learning among adult learners.
The game is over, i.e., we have come to the end of this debate.
There are many reasons, e.g., not engaging fully with the work, for not being able to perform well.
C. No comma between a noun and restrictive term of identification.
The novelist Grisham
The poet Tagore
D. Set off a nonrestrictive clause ( a clause that can be omitted without changing the meaning of the sentence) by a comma
My father, who was still composing songs, was 82 years old when we met last.
This blog, which is my second blog, is purely on the art, science and business of writing.
Jaipur, where I come from, is known as Pink City.
E. And, of course, no commas for restrictive clauses.
People who are impatient can't understand why would Japanese drink tea slowly and with full concentration.
His cousin Jane was a talented engineer and inventor.
F. Use comma to separate introductory words, phrases and clauses
Encouraged, the students offered to stay back and complete the lesson.
Hoping for the best, we decided to move ahead with our plan.
Like a car spinning its wheels, the American economy hasn’t been getting much traction.
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