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Punctuation conventions are not part of English grammar.

• alephnerd 11mo ago
  They are, but no one is grading for punctuation aside from egregious errors.
  • morcus 11mo ago
    They aren't. Grammar and orthography are taught together and conflated in English education, but that doesn't mean they're the same thing.
    • alephnerd 11mo ago
      Run-on sentences - like the one OP mentioned - are treated as a grammatical error, and the kinds of issues that lead to punctuation errors are themselves grammatical in nature (think mismanaged independent clauses). Just because OP is being snotty doesn't mean you aren't as well. If I were grading either of you guys in an academic context (which I spent sleepless nights on in my academic career) I wouldn't have given either of you guys marks on this specific question because you are ignoring the prompt and not engaging with the content.
      • morcus 11mo ago
        > are treated as a grammatical error Perhaps by you, in one particular context (as a grader in an English class?). Your particular practice doesn't create universal truth by fiat. > I wouldn't have given either of you guys marks on this specific question This is funny, because you are arbitrarily assuming my goals are whatever yours are here. In the academic context, you're going into a random classroom and handing out grades without even checking what the assignment is.