I would definitely use the comma here. Normally, just to cause the reader to pause a second before continuing is not a very good reason to insert a comma, but I think it's a good enough reason in this case. A different, more awkward

I would consider both therefore and consequently correct for No. 1. For No. 2: He behaved as if he had committed a crime. Both as long as and because appear correct to me in No. 3. For No. 7, I suggest similarly ; because is impossible here:

I agree the semi-colon is incorrect. However, is "borrowings" the correct word? And "on" Dec 31, not "at." For these types of things, sometimes redundancy in the name of clarity isn't the same bad style it is

Avangi! You're a wonderful help. Thank you so much. I was under the impression that the punctuation marks - commas, question marks, colons, semicolons, and periods - belonged to the statement within quotation marks, and that titles were

Hi and welcome to English Forums. Usually I greet people by name, but I'm sure you are FAR from stupid, so I'll just give your friendly "Welcome!" instead. In that use, either one is just fine. The first is a complete

You don't have to be rude. Dashes are never required. They are one option, never the only option. That is, they are never require to be "correct." I disagree with the comma after "was." It wasn't Roy Rogers said,

They do basically say the same thing. There is no comma after "He is staying home" in either example. I would write it as follows: He is staying home doing what he does best, which is watching TV and talking on the phone,

A colon is used after a complete sentence that introduces quoted material.  Note that in your wikipedia example you could place a period after boldly  and the sentence would be complete.  That is why a colon is used in that instance.

Hi, Finally, I was able to figure out who my true allies really were and no; it did not take a rocket scientist for me to figure it out. This sentence has some problems. The semi-colon is not appropriately used. The second part of the sentence

And now a quick question for you: I was asked if this person's statement below was grammatically correct. Of course I said 'no it wasn't.' Evidence which includes: the increase in global temperatures, intense hurricane activities,