History of punctuation with adverb clauses
I'm looking for a source that explains the history of punctuating adverb clauses. I'm curious how we came to conclude that these clauses must be punctuated when at the beginning of the sentence and not when at the end of the sentence. This is purely theoretical and historical, and I hope to use the information to better show my students how to use these clauses correctly.
I found a bit of info on Bartlby and "The Grammar Book" but neither quite provided the historical context I was looking for.
I would be grateful if anyone could suggest a book that might help.
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I'm looking for a source that explains the history of punctuating adverb clauses. I'm curious how we came to conclude that these clauses must be punctuated when at the beginning of the sentence and not when at the end of the sentence. This is purely theoretical and historical, and I hope to use the information to better show my students how to use these clauses correctly.
I found a bit of info on Bartlby and "The Grammar Book" but neither quite provided the historical context I was looking for.
I would be grateful if anyone could suggest a book that might help.
adverbials
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commononecommonone
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Please provide some example sentences so that your meaning is explicitly clear. (But if all you're looking for is a book, and not an answer, then this belongs at English.Meta.SE.
– Jason Bassford
13 hours ago
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I'm looking for a source that explains the history of punctuating adverb clauses. I'm curious how we came to conclude that these clauses must be punctuated when at the beginning of the sentence and not when at the end of the sentence. This is purely theoretical and historical, and I hope to use the information to better show my students how to use these clauses correctly.
I found a bit of info on Bartlby and "The Grammar Book" but neither quite provided the historical context I was looking for.
I would be grateful if anyone could suggest a book that might help.
adverbials
asked yesterday
commononecommonone
165
I'm looking for a source that explains the history of punctuating adverb clauses. I'm curious how we came to conclude that these clauses must be punctuated when at the beginning of the sentence and not when at the end of the sentence. This is purely theoretical and historical, and I hope to use the information to better show my students how to use these clauses correctly.
I found a bit of info on Bartlby and "The Grammar Book" but neither quite provided the historical context I was looking for.
I would be grateful if anyone could suggest a book that might help.
adverbials
adverbials
asked yesterday
commononecommonone
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asked yesterday
commononecommonone
165
asked yesterday
commononecommonone
165
asked yesterday
commononecommonone
165
asked yesterday
commononecommonone
165
165
Please provide some example sentences so that your meaning is explicitly clear. (But if all you're looking for is a book, and not an answer, then this belongs at English.Meta.SE.
– Jason Bassford
13 hours ago
add a comment |
Please provide some example sentences so that your meaning is explicitly clear. (But if all you're looking for is a book, and not an answer, then this belongs at English.Meta.SE.
– Jason Bassford
13 hours ago
Please provide some example sentences so that your meaning is explicitly clear. (But if all you're looking for is a book, and not an answer, then this belongs at English.Meta.SE.
– Jason Bassford
13 hours ago
Please provide some example sentences so that your meaning is explicitly clear. (But if all you're looking for is a book, and not an answer, then this belongs at English.Meta.SE.
– Jason Bassford
13 hours ago
add a comment |
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