tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6349012017649158447.post6115078398799367557..comments2023-10-17T07:59:54.235-05:00Comments on Brain Cells & Bubble Wrap: Apostrophes - Comma BatsVivian Zabelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06129178812565073972noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6349012017649158447.post-74015436088472924012009-09-30T21:18:28.079-05:002009-09-30T21:18:28.079-05:00I LOVE your term "comma bats"! Hangin...I LOVE your term "comma bats"! Hangin' from the rafters where they don't belong!<br /><br />Great article, Viv. This is a very useful reference.Holly Jahangirihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08034708581256314628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6349012017649158447.post-48847855032534064562009-09-28T23:01:53.054-05:002009-09-28T23:01:53.054-05:00Thanks, Vivian!Thanks, Vivian!Rena Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02328844122193024220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6349012017649158447.post-9047233392869072802009-09-28T09:14:19.854-05:002009-09-28T09:14:19.854-05:00Thanks for this helpful review of rules I should k...Thanks for this helpful review of rules I should know, but I sometimes slip up on.Jane Kennedy Suttonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12519340747761460017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6349012017649158447.post-83474833330128109892009-09-26T20:05:26.585-05:002009-09-26T20:05:26.585-05:00I studied grammar and punctuation from the time I ...I studied grammar and punctuation from the time I started talking because my mother was an English expert. I was fortunate to have excellent English and grammar teachers throughout school, 1st grade through 12th and then all the years of college. After all my years of studying, I taught for nearly 30 years, studying as I went.<br /><br />I feel I need to share what I know with others, especially writers.<br /><br />Watch for further posts about other punctuation and grammar problem areas. <br /><br />If my chance you missed the post about plain ole commas, you can find it through the like below this article: To Comma or Not to Comma, That is the Question.Vivian Zabelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06129178812565073972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6349012017649158447.post-71637014824473630002009-09-26T12:37:40.286-05:002009-09-26T12:37:40.286-05:00Very good tutorial, Vivian. I bookmarked the perma...Very good tutorial, Vivian. I bookmarked the permalink for reference - THAT good! ;)<br /><br /><a href="http://theoldsilly.com" rel="nofollow">The Old Silly</a>Marvin D Wilsonhttp://theoldsilly.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6349012017649158447.post-31944217819562101002009-09-26T10:14:46.117-05:002009-09-26T10:14:46.117-05:00Awesome breakdown. Who knew that bats had commas? ...Awesome breakdown. Who knew that bats had commas? SQUEEEE...<br /><br />Anyhow, thank you for the valuable information, Vivian. One can never learn too much as an author.<br /><br />Hugs<br />Franny Armstrong-ParaNovelGirl<br />www.paranovelgirls.comFranny Armstrong-ParaNovelGirlhttp://www.paranovelgirls.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6349012017649158447.post-78453339209710151832009-09-25T12:37:47.065-05:002009-09-25T12:37:47.065-05:00Thanks. I wasn't sure how they interact with n...Thanks. I wasn't sure how they interact with numbers and abbreviations, so this really helps.Sheila Deethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13465615546936319164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6349012017649158447.post-40084025066107622832009-09-25T12:32:05.676-05:002009-09-25T12:32:05.676-05:00I'm sorry that I can't explain any better....I'm sorry that I can't explain any better. I don't how else to explain. Father's doesn't have an object written to possess - not directly.Vivian Zabelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06129178812565073972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6349012017649158447.post-44749798347324983012009-09-25T12:28:50.573-05:002009-09-25T12:28:50.573-05:00I'm still confused. Father's is a possess...I'm still confused. Father's is a possessive so Rule 2 applies. Is Rule 3 saying to use the 's even if the object of possession in not written? <br /><br />Rule 3 without the example sounds like a variation of a contraction, use the apostrophe to mark an omitted word.<br /><br />As you can tell I'm quite punctuation challenged.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6349012017649158447.post-62466558932993227182009-09-25T12:20:02.397-05:002009-09-25T12:20:02.397-05:00Sorry, for Rule 3, the comma after his shouldn'...Sorry, for Rule 3, the comma after his shouldn't be there.Vivian Zabelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06129178812565073972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6349012017649158447.post-49017288420497728692009-09-25T12:16:09.608-05:002009-09-25T12:16:09.608-05:00Rule 3. Use the apostrophe where the noun that sho...Rule 3. Use the apostrophe where the noun that should follow is implied.<br /><br />Example: This was his father's, not his, jacket.<br /><br />This confuses me. Isn't father's a possessive? Couldn't you also say: This was his father's jacket, not his. I'm missing the implied noun idea.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6349012017649158447.post-91859925430898565542009-09-25T09:41:16.079-05:002009-09-25T09:41:16.079-05:00Great article, Vivian.
And, including examples mak...Great article, Vivian.<br />And, including examples makes it all easier to understand.<br /><br />Thanks,<br />KarenKaren Cioffihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15492421057039326702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6349012017649158447.post-89633358400457556212009-09-25T08:35:33.907-05:002009-09-25T08:35:33.907-05:00Thanks for the apostrophe review, Vivian. Comma ba...Thanks for the apostrophe review, Vivian. Comma bats? You must be thinking ahead to Halloween. :o)Beth Bence Reinkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11514132087445363918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6349012017649158447.post-19170006546789812282009-09-25T04:38:57.537-05:002009-09-25T04:38:57.537-05:00Hi, Vivian!
Don't you sometimes feel like King...Hi, Vivian!<br />Don't you sometimes feel like King Canute, holding back the tide?<br />If people don't take the time and trouble to use our rich and wonderful language correctly, it is in danger of beingeradicated and reduced to a pathetic version of txtspk ... <br />Curiously, something I was writing last night caused me to stop and think, and you use EXACTLY the phrase I wanted in your Ex. 12:-<br /> Alex's skating was a joy to behold.<br />In my case, I initially wrote Alex' - and it "looked right"<br />Then I tried Alex's - and THAT "looked right", too! <br /><br />The only thing I didn't consider was the "plural" version (Alexs') which is grammatically impossible anyway - it would imply a cheaper-by-the-dozen plurality of girls with the same namePaul McDermotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02430184962132539192noreply@blogger.com