In Semicolons^x, Commas^x

I would use a semi-colon if I wanted to indicate a slightly longer pause than a comma. It's useful when you have several long coordinate clauses; the longer pause allows the content of each clause to be "digested" before you move on to the next. It's also useful where the connection...

Here are a few suggestions. First, change increased to increase. The company's increase by over 200 percent. "Long- or short-term trend" might work better than your "only a sudden case." Then you have a series of adverb clauses. I'd separate them with semicolons. It will be easier to...

I've found much info about dashes on this forum, but I'm still not 100% sure about when and how to use them. If I have sentences like these: Therefore, before John could go to school, he had to prepare his school supplies; only then could he go leave home--making the first day...

Replace the second comma with a semicolon: I'm not that kind of person, really; I'm different from everyone else.

Grammar aside, the purpose of writing is to clearly communicate with your reader. It's unwise to rely on your reader's knowledge of syntax to convey your meaning, so if there's a likelihood that the meaning will not be immediately clear, then re-write. If you really wanted to keep them...

Semicolon ( Punctuation sometimes regarded as a weak period or strong comma and used in ways similar to periods and commas. A semicolon can mark the end of a clause and indicate that a clause following is closely related to the previous clause. A semicolon can also divide a sentence to make...

I would not consider the example you gave to be acceptable. A semicolon links two complete sentences and simply replaces a period when the sentence topic is closely linked. The example you gave should either use a comma instead of a semicolon, or it should not have the "and." I'd also put a...

Hope it'll do... Dear Rayne, How are you? I really hope that you and all of your family members are always in the pink of health. One of the significant works of art that is exhibited in the Louvre museum is the picture of Mona Lisa which was painted by Leonardo Da Vinci. Have you...

Hi! You use both the British and the American spelling. Be consequent: use either the British one or the American one. I've used the British spelling for my corrections as that is what you used in the first paragraphs Good luck! Judging from your essay, I would say that your chances to be...

Hi Nik, Remember that you have to insert a space after commas, colons, semicolons, and full stops. For example, "drama;others" is not correct; rather, it should be "drama; others". I also suggest using a spell checker (explaine, goood) to improve your essay. I encourage you to post a corrected...