In Punctuation^x

Hi, I wondered if there is a difference in quotation marks, when the person is merely thinking a section of text, but not actually verbalizing it. As an example, a woman thinking to herself, forms a conclusion; Medora shook her head and looked away and thought to herself, "What am I...

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pleural would be: "In two weeks' time" No. . . . PLURAL would be "in two weeks' time." Pleural would be related to the walls of the thorax, as in a "pleural effusion."

Guest, please have a look at the post "Students: commonly faced problems" in this same section of the forums. You'll find good ansewrs to your questions about punctuation there. For your doubts about writing a minute and a report, I suggest you post them to the "writing" section of the...

The sentence is faulty and nonsensical. The noun "analysts" is plural but the proper pronoun "Fat Prophets" to which it refers is singular. It also lacks proper punctuation. There should be a comma after "Prophets" Furthermore, if "Fat Prophets" is referring to a company instead of...

I am writing numbered instructions for a quick check list. Is there a rule about the punctation? I generally always put a period at the end if I am numbering. When using bullets, I don't necessarily put a period. We are debating this issue. What I have found on the web is that the choice of...

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Hello! I'm a French student and I have to write an essay in English. It is about translation (from English to French) and I have difficulties finding websites about the way you type punctuation in English. I know it is different from the way we type in French, but I can't find any explanations...

A clause is basically a sentence without punctuation. It forms a complete thought. A "dependent clause" is a clause that needs another clause to form a complete thought. Example: Because my friend took the car, (dependent) we had to walk. (normal clause) There are many other kinds, but...

The correct use of parenthetical punctuation. He used a gerund in his last sentence (whatever that is!). Or, He used a gerund in his last sentence (whatever that is!) Is the full stop in the first example necessary? -- Also, with entirely parenthesised sentences, does the full...