Comma Usage

[xSTALLiONx]

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Can someone tell me the proper comma usage when using a noun followed by where..

ie. My day is slow paced, where I basically do nothing. vs My day is slow paced where I basically do nothing.

 

[it.]

Can someone tell me the proper comma usage when using a noun followed by where..

ie. My day is slow paced, where I basically do nothing. vs My day is slow paced where I basically do nothing.

screw the comma. My day is slow paced; I basically do nothing.

 

[tigress]

I'm no expert, but I don't think "where" is an appropriate word to use in this context. You could say, "My day is slow paced; I basically do nothing." That's what I would do, at least.

 

[it.]

I'm no expert, but I don't think "where" is an appropriate word to use in this context. You could say, "My day is slow paced; I basically do nothing." That's what I would do, at least.

great minds think alike...and fools seldom differ 😀

 

[patrickstarfish]

Can someone tell me the proper comma usage when using a noun followed by where..

ie. My day is slow paced, where I basically do nothing. vs My day is slow paced where I basically do nothing.

,whereas

UNless you mean that your dad is only slow paced when he sees you doing nothing.Which i don't think you mean. Don't use where unless you're talking about location

 

[xSTALLiONx]

I didn't want to bore people with my actual sentence so I was just giving an example but here's the actual one:

A typical day at the clinic is very fast paced, where on average 30-40 patients are seen.

comma or no? I have not found a good comma guide yet online.

 

[aragonh]

I didn't want to bore people with my actual sentence so I was just giving an example but here's the actual one:

A typical day at the clinic is very fast paced, where on average 30-40 patients are seen.

comma or no? I have not found a good comma guide yet online.

Keep the comma

 

[tigress]

The where still doesn't belong. You could write it: A typical day at the clinic is very fast-paced; on average, 30-40 patients are seen. You could also change it around and write something like: We see between thirty and forty patients on a typically fast-paced day at the clinic. (not that you should write that, it's just an example)

 

[JamesNunez]

The where still doesn't belong. You could write it: A typical day at the clinic is very fast-paced; on average, 30-40 patients are seen. You could also change it around and write something like: We see between thirty and forty patients on a typically fast-paced day at the clinic. (not that you should write that, it's just an example)

Tigress you're so smart! I just want to hug you, kiss you, and cuddle you, maybe even scratch behind your ears.

 

[it.]

Tigress you're so smart! I just want to hug you, kiss you, and cuddle you, maybe even scratch behind your ears.

hey hey hey! what about me? 🙁 i made the no comma suggestion first, you know. hmph *crosses arms*

 

[tigress]

Tigress you're so smart! I just want to hug you, kiss you, and cuddle you, maybe even scratch behind your ears.

lol
be careful, though, that I'm in a good mood...I've been known to hiss and bite 😉

 

[tigress]

hey hey hey! what about me? 🙁 i made the no comma suggestion first, you know. hmph *crosses arms*

it., you're so smart! I just want to hug you, kiss you, and cuddle you, maybe even scratch behind your ears. (Assuming you're a relative of Cousin It from the Adams Family...he's cute)

 

[it.]

it., you're so smart! I just want to hug you, kiss you, and cuddle you, maybe even scratch behind your ears. (Assuming you're a relative of Cousin It from the Adams Family...he's cute)

whoa whoa whoa. slow down now...all this touchy feely stuff gives me the creeps...sheesh

 

[JamesNunez]

lol
be careful, though, that I'm in a good mood...I've been known to hiss and bite 😉

 

[JamesNunez]

hey hey hey! what about me? 🙁 i made the no comma suggestion first, you know. hmph *crosses arms*

Oh I am SS it, you're smart also. I send over an escort.

 

[Iwy Em Hotep]

Can someone tell me the proper comma usage when using a noun followed by where..

ie. My day is slow paced, where I basically do nothing. vs My day is slow paced where I basically do nothing.

<pedantic grammar hat>

Where is a subordinate conjunction, not an co-ordinating conjunction. Hence, it cannot introduce the independent clause, "I basically do nothing." What you want in this case is a co-ordinating conjunction such as "so" or "for."

Example: My day is slow paced, so I basically do nothing.

Alternately, you could use a subordinate conjunction such as "because" and rewrite the sentence by rearranging the independent clauses. This is what tigress suggested.

Example: I basically do nothing because my day is slow paced.

</pedantic grammar hat>

 

[it.]

Oh I am SS it, you're smart also. I send over an escort.

an aside, weren't the SS a group of particularly cruel soldiers in one of the world wars?...

 

[JamesNunez]

an aside, weren't the SS a group of particularly cruel soldiers in one of the world wars?...

What are the SS?

 

[Newsradiofan]

What are the SS?

Actually, since we are all being pedantic grammer fools .... Shouldn't it be What IS the SS?

-me

 

[JamesNunez]

Actually, since we are all being pedantic grammer fools .... Shouldn't it be What IS the SS?

-me

lol whatever, what the hell is SS?

 

[it.]

lol whatever, what the hell is SS?

don't worry, i got this😉

 

[JamesNunez]

don't worry, i got this😉

lol I can't believe that you did that.

 

[JamesNunez]

lol I can't believe that you did that.

maybe one too many thats

 

[it.]

lol I can't believe that you did that.

i'm just desperately trying to avoid writing a paper 😛

 

[JamesNunez]

i'm just desperately trying to avoid writing a paper 😛

😀 Been there before.