Homework Help: Grammar

Posted by Leslie on Tuesday, May 10, 2011 at 11:59pm.

Proofread the following sentence. Insert punctuation as needed.

He complains of pain in his left shoulder, (Mainly upon raising his arm).

Answer:
He complains of pain in his left shoulder (Mainly upon raising his arem).
* the sentence inside the parentheses is a complete sentence of its own, so it is capitalized.

Grammar - SraJMcGin, Wednesday, May 11, 2011 at 1:16am
arem = arm

Sra
Grammar - Leslie, Wednesday, May 11, 2011 at 1:22am
Yes - arm spelled/typed wrong.
Question: is it correct to leave the comma out after shoulder -
and keep Mainly capitalized.

Thanks and good-nite
Grammar - Leslie, Wednesday, May 11, 2011 at 1:55am
Above answer:
Grammar - Writeacher, Wednesday, May 11, 2011 at 7:17am
Absolutely not!!

He complains of pain in his left shoulder (Mainly upon raising his arem).

The words inside the parentheses are NOT a sentence. There is no subject, and there is no complete verb.

Here's what's correct:
He complains of pain in his left shoulder, mainly upon raising his arm.

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