By Colons, Punctuation

Hi, I had a few questions, or rather need clarification on a few things. “You can't do that”, they shouted from the balcony, “you can't, you can't.” ( Why is the comma outside the quote and not inside it?) It's a matter of the style you choose to follow. If you search the Forum,...

.Justified? Well, all I can say is that they work OK in your examples. M-dashes are a relatively informal but increasingly popular-- and rather vague-- connective punctuation. They are used "to denote a sudden break in thought that causes an abrupt change in sentence structure." . ...

Hi, For Example is noted as an adverb. Are these correct uses of it? Are punctuation correct? For example, you can say "like this", instead of "this". I've just added correct punctuation. I don't know if this sentence and the next one are true statements. You can...

Hi, For Example is noted as an adverb. Are these correct uses of it? Are punctuation correct? For example, you can say like this, instead of this. You can say, for example, like this, instead of this. You can do this a lot of parts of your body, for example with your feet, your hands,...

In this example I would not use a semi-colon, but a comma: Make us pure, Lord, and clean, outside and in However, there may be a following sentence that changes the context. Perhaps if you gave us the full verse, we could see.

Hi, I think like an art, we can indulge in using punctuation with some variations as long as we stick to the basic structures. I was looking at a hymnal and came upon this semicolon usage. I think you can use a semicolon instead of a comma in certain situation. Is this one of those OK...

Hi, I have difficulty distinguishing what punctuation mark to use before the word 'thus' -- a comma, no comma, a semicolon or no mark at all. I think I have similar difficulty with the word 'as'.

Brunces wrote:Doubt #2Sometimes, I see periods which contain direct speech within quotes. For example:The father arrived home and said, "Honey, I'm here!" and then dropped his briefcase on the couch.1) Is the writing this period correct? Shouldn't I use colon before the direct speech? I never do...

Hello, friends.Please, which is the correct way and why? Doubt #1"color of the car" x "car color" x "car's color""leg of the cat" x "cat leg" x "cat's leg""pizza of yesterday" x "yesterday pizza" x "yesterday's pizza"I've heard that Genitive Case is used only with nouns which are "living...

'The King’s young daughter Elizabeth was intended to abduct and after converting her into a Catholic enthrone her.'This sentence feels a bit strange as it is. Part of me wants to put a comma or a semicolon before 'enthorne her'. Am I right?