1. I hated green beans when I was a little boy. (no comma) 2. I hated green beans, when I was a little boy. (a comma) 3. Ann was fond of Tim though he often annoyed her. (no comma) 4. Ann was fond of Tim, though he often annoyed her. (a comma) Which of the above sentences is not acceptable to native speakers? Good question — this is really about comma usage with adverbial clauses. Let's look at each: I hated green beans when I was a little boy. – Perfectly natural. No comma needed. I hated green beans, when I was a little boy. – Not acceptable. Native speakers don’t insert a comma here, because when I was a little boy is a restrictive adverbial clause (essential information). The comma wrongly suggests it's parenthetical. Ann was fond of Tim though he often annoyed her. – Perfectly fine. Ann was fond of Tim, though he often annoyed her. – Also fine. Here the comma is optional, because though he often annoyed her can be treated as an afterthought or aside. So the only one that is not acceptable to native speakers is #2. https://reurl.cc/mYRLoj -- 牧师丈夫罹患阿兹海默症 传道妻子:我要连他那一份一起做-GOOD TV NEWS https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_zJ-iQIlfU --

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