Why is for preceded by a comma when it is used in the same way as . . . (2) "For" is preceded by a comma because style manuals said and say it should, it being a coordinating conjunction: MLA Handbook 9ed, p 17: Use a comma before a coordinating conjunction (and, but, for, nor, or, so, yet) joining independent clauses in a sentence There is no (and generally no claim to) such need for subordinating conjunctions
prepositions - Does a verb need to be preceded by to? - English . . . No it doesn't Many of the prototypical uses for the infintive (be or have or walk) are preceded by to; and, perhaps more to the point, there is so little verbal morphology left in English that if you cite have it may be unclear whether you are referring to the infinitive (as in I can have or in order to have) or to a finite verb form (such as I have or they have)
verbs - A Preceded By B, so which comes first? - English Language . . . A save event preceded by the user unchecking the "Active" checkbox does this other thing then it seems more natural to keep talking about 'save events' and use the passive But if it's in isolation, or the user is expected to follow the operations in order, then the passive is less clear
grammaticality - When is a gerund supposed to be preceded by a . . . When I first heard about this usage in a grammar lesson in middle school, it sounded weird to me, too As in the linked page in your answer, my teacher taught us that using possessive pronouns (also known as genitives) is the only grammatical way to mark subjects of gerund clauses
meaning - Preceded succeeded by text on a tombstone - English Language . . . But even though apparently it is a zombie game, I'm sure you're quite right that preceded (or the potentially more accurate predeceased) is completely wrong for the context The moral of the story here being Don't attempt to learn English by poring over "background" text in video games
Does every countable noun have to be preceded by an article? It is true that in most cases a singular count noun must be preceded by a determiner such as a, the, this, my, every, etc The problem is that many nouns have both countable and uncountable uses If the use is uncountable, then a determiner is not always needed License is one such noun that can be both countable and uncountable If you are
grammar - Why is that preceded by a comma in this relative clause . . . As you know, there are two types of relative clause: Type 1 The woman who lives next door is a doctor In this example,the relative clause tells us which person or thing (or what kind of person or thing ) the speaker means