The point of grammar I still struggle with is the correct placement of the comma. As I read through the chapter discussing commas in Grammar Moves, I realized that it may be more the matter of recognizing what the independent clause actually is in the sentence and then separating it properly from the dependent clause. The text refers to this as essential and nonessentially information. The “Purdue OWL” website has a section on “Extended Rules for Using Commas,” that helped clarify what is actually the independent clause. You see, in my mind, I think that the dependent clause is also essential information because it provides detailed information in regards to the original sentence. For example, “To get a seat, you’d better come early,” (taken
