I need to fix this sentence:
After the settlers came our countrys landscape changed mountains wer bare and many streams went dry
Please help I'm not good w/ punctuation
You have two separate sentences here. They should either have a period or a semi-colon between them.
What do you think these two sentences are?
The other punctuation error is with country ' s
thanks:>
Is
After the settlers came, our country's landscape changed. Mountains were bare and many streams went dry.
Correct?
I'm not sure of the comma after came
Thanks
Right! :-)
Congratulations on also picking up on the comma after came. It's needed to set off the introductory adverbial clause.
Yes, your correction is correct. The sentence should be:
"After the settlers came, our country's landscape changed. Mountains were bare and many streams went dry."
The comma after "came" is necessary because "After the settlers came" is an introductory adverbial clause, and a comma is used to separate it from the main clause.
Well done for noticing that! Punctuation can be tricky, but paying attention to the structure of the sentence and the functions of the different parts can help you determine where punctuation should be placed.