I’m writing about a player playing a game and probabilities. I tried to cut down the sentence, so don’t concentrate too much on the sense rather than the commas. Would you write my sentence like this The player should accept if the probability that this is indeed the best item is bigger than some other … Read more
I have the following sentence in a technical paper: Recent research has addressed this issue in two important ways: by developing and improving on automatic algorithms and by exploring human-guided systems. Though I think this is grammatically correct, it seems like it would sound better with the addition of a comma: Recent research has addressed … Read more
Can I write something like: among people from that country and among people from not I know it can be easily rewritten as: among people that are from the country and among people that are not But I just wonder whether the first writing is grammatically correct? If it is, is it formal or informal? … Read more
Which of the following is correct? I request that my proposal is communicated to the team for necessary action. I request that my proposal be communicated to the team for necessary action. I would appreciate further discussion on the topic so that I do not make similar mistakes or face this indecision in future. Answer … Read more
My wife is writing a book, and just got a draft back from an editor. The editor noted extra commas in numerous sentences like this: He looked at her closely, but all she said was, “I am truly glad we will be living in a nice, safe fort, and not one of these wild frontier … Read more
