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Rakesh219 wrote:Hi i would really appreciate it if you could proof read the page 2 &3 of my report "Challenges Involved in the Dentistry Field". I would really appreciate it if you could proof read my report and let me know if there are any mistakes or confusing sentences. Please let me...

Hi i would really appreciate it if you could proof read the page 2 &3 of my report "Challenges Involved in the Dentistry Field". I would really appreciate it if you could proof read my report and let me know if there are any mistakes or confusing sentences. Please let me know if i should add...

No, the 'it' is necessary, and you also really need a semicolon instead of a comma in both sentences.

Hi, Jack, as a dictator, disliked the idea of democracy and felt as though his opinion was the only one that really mattered, “we don’t need the conch anymore. We know who ought to say things. What good did Simon do speaking, or Bill, or Walter?” (Golding, 110-111). With this particular wordig,...

Feebs11 wrote:You need to change your comma to a colon, and capitalize the first "We" in the quotation. How would I know whether to use a comma or a colon in this situation when i'm introducing quotes?

You need to change your comma to a colon, and capitalize the first "We" in the quotation.

I also think that a semicolon should separate two sentences instead of a comma.

Hi, I'd put a period after 'decide'. I'd also put 'or' in front of 'would you murder?' And probably a comma after 'invisible'. And I'd replace the colon with a comma. Clive

Yes, small letters and commas. When individual items of a list include commas, then you can separate them with semicolons. However, you are not creating a legal document, so there is really no reason at all to spell out the cheque amounts. It is confusing overkill, in my estimation. This...

Hi, I have another sentence here and I'm wondering whether to use a comma or a semi colon."Mary Warren cowered under the pressure of Abigail Williams(" src="/emoticons/emotion-5.gif"> and to save herself, she created a lie about John Proctor being affiliated with the Devil." I'm thinking smei...