By Clauses, Paragraphs

Hi, I was reading the May 14, 2008 (May (Web-only) article of the ChristianityToday magazine titled "Double Divorce" by Sarah Pulliam and have the following questions. A paragraph from the article: Wheaton's Community Covenant requires the upholding of "the sanctity of...

. 1. (My husband Mark and I both do volunteer work) but (Ryan was only six years old) -- two independant clauses conected by the conj. but? -- Well, yes... BUT sample sentences should make some sense, Fernanda! There is no evident relationship between the two facts, so they should not even be...

Sounds good. Commas after "hair," first sentence, second paragraph; and after "blood" in last paragraph. "ask the person who they think is the robber" - Sorry, my ear says "whom," but I always get messed up about whether it's really the subject of...

Sentence A. I think that these foods are not soft enough for me. Sentence B. I don't think that these foods are soft enough for me. Hello Teacher/Teachers, 1. Is Sentence A conveyed the same meaning as Sentence B? 2. Are the two clauses in Sentence A called main clauses? 3. Can we divide...

Conjunctive adverbs, or simply "conjuncts", do exist, and are different from sentence adverbials.These conjuncts link sentences or paragraphs and usually appear at the beginning of a sentence. The adverbials Anonymous mentioned in their first post, those that tell us something...

Hi Maple, Are you sure you mean "sentences"? That looks to me like one wallyloobirdpippin of a single sentence! Are Chinese materia medica medicinal herbs or the collected wisdom of the ages re stomach pain? By "sieving" are you speaking figuratively about going through...

Anonymous wrote: Hi, I usually edit some of the stuff my coworkers write around here, I believe I have good knowledge of what I'm doing but now I doubt it because of a document I'm reading right now... This is how it reads (in many paragraphs): "It is recommended that the agency review and...

Anonymous wrote:Mr. Obama criticized frequently during the debate for what he said were distortions of his views and record by the former president. I think critisize A for NP is a correct structure, so he said means Obama said. If he said means Clinton said, for clause has a complete sentence...

Bilsonx wrote: Can someone please check this paragraph i need it at 2 oclock today, I would really appreciate it : ) NBA Legend with a Good Heart Michael Jordan was an outstanding basketball player, well known for his great accomplishments and his good heart. He was the best basketball...

Hi, everyone! Happy New Year! But I'm trying to be happy. I'm pulled into a debate over "the very English standard" in a Chinese translation forum. A "sensible" lad who crammed in China's New Oriental Language School asserts that many usages, including those in nytimes.com, economist.com,...