Mary Bright
Junior Member
- Joined
- Mar 22, 2010
- Member Type
- Student or Learner
- Native Language
- Russian
- Home Country
- Belarus
- Current Location
- Belarus
In some sentences I run across the dates and modifiers of time separated by comma, in some sentences, however, they remain 'free'. It looks something like this:
In 1896, they moved from the island to a big city and settled there forever.
Today, there are more and more people who prefer to live in the countryside rather than in town.
vs
In 1768 he became famous and rich and no longer needed any sort of help.
These days the country is developing very fast and noone knows what it will be in the near future.
My guess is that it depends on the length of a sentence and its rythmic structure but I'd rather learn a teacher's explanation.
In 1896, they moved from the island to a big city and settled there forever.
Today, there are more and more people who prefer to live in the countryside rather than in town.
vs
In 1768 he became famous and rich and no longer needed any sort of help.
These days the country is developing very fast and noone knows what it will be in the near future.
My guess is that it depends on the length of a sentence and its rythmic structure but I'd rather learn a teacher's explanation.