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Bookmark or Share- When to Put a Comma Before or After “But” - GrammarlyIf you’re wondering whether you need a comma after but, the answer is that you probably don’t. The only time you need a comma after but is when it is immediately followed by an interrupter. An interrupter is a little word or phrase that interrupts a sentence to show emotion, tone, or emphasis.
- Can, could and would for invitations, offers, requests and permissionAs you watch the video, look at the examples of can, could and would for offers, invitations, requests and permission. They are in red in the subtitles. Then read the conversation below to learn more.
- can, could, be able to - EnglishClubcan and could are modal auxiliary verbs. be able to is NOT an auxiliary verb (it uses the verb be as a main verb). We include be able to here for convenience. In this lesson we look at can, could and be able to, followed by a quiz to check your understanding.
- But - Grammar - Cambridge DictionaryBut means ‘except’ when it is used after words such as all, everything/nothing, everyone/no one, everybody/nobody: The cleaning is done now, all but the floors. They still have to be washed.
- 'can' and 'could' - LearnEnglish - British CouncilWe use could to show that something is possible, but not certain: They could come by car. (= Maybe they will come by car.) They could be at home. (= Maybe they are at home.) We use can to make general statements about what is possible: It can be very cold here in winter. (= It is sometimes very cold here in winter.)
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