Sped Tiger
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I have been trying to handle this really hard recently, but, unfortunately, I haven't been able to... yet!
Could you tell me how to use commas most grammatically in this case, please?
I know that we are prone to use commas when it comes to sentences where we put some additional information between the main clause and the that-clause (yet, as I know, we can even not do that at all (it's facultative)). But if I do want to use commas in this case, where do I have to put them: right after all the additional information, or do I have to separate all the additional information with two commas from both of the sides? Also, not only does it concern that-clauses, it also concerns putting additional information after coordinating conjunctions.
Examples (Which of the commas bracketed should be put? These are the messages I once sent to my friend.):
a. Tom, I took your cat, but(,) after I'd arrived in the country(,) it fled, and I was never able to find it.
b. I know that(,) in the German language(,) the adverb "fastest" is "schnellsten".
c. And(,) after you have burnt all the grass(,) don't forget to call me, will you?
Could you tell me how to use commas most grammatically in this case, please?
I know that we are prone to use commas when it comes to sentences where we put some additional information between the main clause and the that-clause (yet, as I know, we can even not do that at all (it's facultative)). But if I do want to use commas in this case, where do I have to put them: right after all the additional information, or do I have to separate all the additional information with two commas from both of the sides? Also, not only does it concern that-clauses, it also concerns putting additional information after coordinating conjunctions.
Examples (Which of the commas bracketed should be put? These are the messages I once sent to my friend.):
a. Tom, I took your cat, but(,) after I'd arrived in the country(,) it fled, and I was never able to find it.
b. I know that(,) in the German language(,) the adverb "fastest" is "schnellsten".
c. And(,) after you have burnt all the grass(,) don't forget to call me, will you?