http://www.englishforums.com/English/EslGeneralEnglishGrammar-Questions/Forum12.htmAsk your questions on grammar and get your sentence checked. We answer lots of different types of general English grammar questions here. <font color=red>DO NOT post paragraphs and compositions here. Post them in our <a href="http://www.englishforums.com/English/EssayReportCompositionWriting/Forum9.htm"><b>Essay, Report and Composition Writing Forum</b></a>.</font>enXMOD (Build: 3615.29165)http://www.englishforums.com/English/SemicolonUse/zqbzn/post.htm#496615Tue, 24 Feb 2009 18:29:15 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:496615Grammar Geek0http://www.englishforums.com/English/SemicolonUse/zqbzn/post.htm#496615http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-496615.xmlHello Hal, ---The basis of Leibniz&#39;s charge is twofold; miracles need to remain special and sacred and predictions about the world have to be possible.--- This is okay - you use the semi-colon to seperate two independent clauses, but it&#39;s actually a great time to use the colon, because what follows is an elaboration or explanation of what comes before. The portion after the semicolon contains two sentences combined with a conjuction. I know this is usually wrong, No, its&#39; not. That&#39;s exactly what you use a conjunction for. Any feed back on semicolons would be appreciated. At least one of the teachers here will tell you to use them as sparingly as possible if at all. I find it a useful mark to join what would...http://www.englishforums.com/English/SemicolonUse/zqbzn/post.htmSun, 24 May 2009 17:29:15 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:496600Anonymous1http://www.englishforums.com/English/SemicolonUse/zqbzn/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-496600.xmlI am sometimes quite unsure how I am supposed to deal with semicolons and colons. I have a decent understanding of when a semicolon should be used, but my confusion is about what I can do with the portion that comes after the semicolon. The sentence below illustrates my confusion because I am not sure if it is a grammaticaly correct sentence. ---The basis of Leibniz&#39;s charge is twofold; miracles need to remain special and sacred and predictions about the world have to be possible.--- The portion after the semicolon contains two sentences combined with a conjuction. I know this is usually wrong, but the word &quot;twofold&quot; implies that two clauses have to follow. Any feed back on semicolons would be appreciated. I also have...