In Punctuation^x

Hello Charlax,and welcome to the Forums.This is the grammar section of EnglishForums, so I was wondering .. would you like to have some feedback on grammar and punctuation in your post? Or shall we move it to a more appropriate section of the forums?Please let us know.

.I think your sentence is quite literate, and only suffers from minor punctuation problems. I suggest:If you think bureaucracy is restrictive there, you should try living here for a while, where the shrivelled carcass of the defunct dictatorship still remains to some degree.

When you get to the "B's," don't put them all in one post, or you'll crash the site! - A.

I was taught that hyphens are always used in these cases -- if I understand clearly the sorts of cases you are referring to. I would never dream of using quotes. Remember, though, that punctuation differs from one style manual to another. You may get different advice depending what books you...

Hi, (1) Four or five months before he left Quiet Riot, Randy brought pictures and petitioned custom guitar maker Grover Jackson to make him an instrument.Is punctuation or word missing between the bold words? Please advise. (2) Impressed with Santana’s talent, Graham took the band under his wing...

(1) Four or five months before he left Quiet Riot, Randy brought pictures petitioned custom guitar maker Grover Jackson to make him an instrument.Is punctuation or word missing between the bold words? Please advise. (2) Impressed with Santana’s talent, Graham took the band under his wing and...

Keep the comma. The two commas together act as parentheses so that the reader can see that Americans realized that the British would ...The alternative is to remove both commas.(Sometimes style manuals disagree about matters of punctuation.) CJ

Which one is correct?(a) Where is my sister Jennifer?(b) Where is my sister, Jennifer? (I choose this)--(i) "Please, " pleaded John, "Tell me where my brother is. " (I choose this) (ii) "Please, " pleaded John, "tell me where my brother is. " (iii) ...

Hi,I'd use one of these:- My first comic book, entitled "The Turtle", was published in 1965.- My first comic book, entitled The Turtle, was published in 1965.(with the commas, unless you have many books entitled "The Turtle" and you're referring to a specific one, the...

Can I say,My first comic book entitled " The Turtle" / The turtle / The Turtle was published in 1965.