By Colons, Commas

Can you explain further?Though using comma in this case seems more appropriate, I've learned that I should use semicolon to separate two clauses. How come? Thank you for replying.

Over the years, Cahokia people built more than one hundred earthen mounds of various sizes and functions around six open plazas ___ the remains of some of which can still be seen after five hundred years of erosion.Should I use comma or semicolon for the ___ above?Thank for your help!

The reason is that as a result, she cannot seem to get well is, in fact, a separate sentence separated by the semi-colon..

Hello,The Cambridge Grammar of the English Language states that the semicolon and colon are stronger than the comma. For example, if the former is placed on the right side of the sentence, the later will be placed on the left side of the sentence. However, why does the following sentence is not...

Clive,I consider you as a good friend. I don't need to be formal with you. Do I? 'Please' do not consider my not addressing all the friends at this super forum as being bossy.I am too ignorant about grammatical English and will always learn from great guys like you.Thanks,Vijay

Hi, Let me know if this is a grammatically correct sentence: Vijay, "Let me know" without "please" sounds very bossy in English. The 2008 highlights were Bobby and Nihal’s brand of music and 1 Xtra and Continental Drifts bringing in urban Asian beats at the London Flavas; Desi...

Hi all,Let me know if this is a grammatically correct sentence:The 2008 highlights were Bobby and Nihal’s brand of music and 1 Xtra and Continental Drifts bringing in urban Asian beats at the London Flavas; Desi Beats, Hip Hop, Drum n Bass and Electro as well some old party favourites...

Hello Friends,I need to know, for what reason, a comma was left out of this title: Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels. I was viewing the plot description on the website IMDB, and could not help to wonder why a comma wasn't placed in the title of the movie after the word Stock. I do not know...

I was reading a website on English grammar. I came across a sentence which reads:"The old man wanted hide his money, for he feared his children would steal it from him."My quesiton is, why there is no "to" after "wanted"? Would someone shed some light on it?...

Hi all, How would you interpret the sentence below and would you accept the alternative interpretation from the student? “Students are allowed to bring into the examination ONEA4 piece of paper with up to 39 formulae (no text) written on one side of it, with the equations sequentially...