
Use of a comma after "during" at the beginning of a sentence
What is the rule regarding the use of a comma when the word "during" appears at the beginning of a sentence? During church the child whimpered incessantly. During church, the child whimp...
"At the beginning of the century" or "in the beginning of the …
The beginning of the century is a period of time which is short compared to the century but rather long otherwise; Some people may use this phrase to mean the first decade or even longer. I …
What is the difference between "begin" and "start"?
But to "start" marks the actual/exact time of launching an activity (to understand more clearly, consider these two examples: This is just the beginning [meaning, all the initial period] .
"the 'first/last' of the [day/night/week, etc.]" for "the 'beginning ...
May 7, 2016 · I'm from New England, and I can tell you we don't use first/last of the day/week in common parlance. Seems like a more formal or romanticized way of saying beginning/end.
Is it acceptable to start a sentence with “however”?
The prior sentence seems relevant, however, some people are beginning to doubt this. Otherwise, why not remove the however so the sentence is concise - some people are beginning to doubt …
abbreviations - Can I start a sentence with "i.e."? - English …
While writing a rhetorical question I ran into a case where it seemed natural to start a sentence with "I.e": How do we handle the case when the list is empty? I.e., if the filter matched no entr...
Is there a difference in meaning between "from the beginning" …
11 I think from the beginning puts a little more emphasis and focus on the significance of the beginning. If you were talking about a business, perhaps "he" was there in the planning …
When a sentence starts with "e.g.", should the e be capitalized?
24 Yes. For example is capitalized at the beginning of a sentence, so is its Latin equivalent exempli gratia, and so is its abbreviated form e.g.
"Starting from version" vs "Starting with version" vs "Beginning …
Apr 9, 2022 · Beginning from version 2.0 you can upload bigger pictures Is there a right way to say it, or more than one way could be accepted? A google ngram for the three shows that …
grammaticality - Can a sentence start with "Because"? - English ...
Teaching what is an incomplete sentence is a different issue from when the use of incomplete sentences is or is not appropriate. Also, I have a problem with any hard rule about "never start …