By Semicolons, Grammar

Grammar Geek wrote:(Other, unsolicitied comments: I would also delete "being" and replace the punctuate after "own" with a colon. And it would be great if you could come up with a substitute word for either "life" or "alive" so they are not quite so repetitive. And is "persistent" really the...

Clive, if you had been my Secret Santa person, I would have gotten you a bottle of "Semicolon-B-Gone." It's not yet widely available, but I'm working on a special batch of it just for you in my basement laboratory. Grammar Geekenstein.

On the question of semi-colons, Clive will have noticed that my posts are full of them. This is partly because they are still in fashion in Italian and this probably influences me, although I did learn how to use them at school. It would be fine if in English we just substituted the semi-colon...

Grammar Geek wrote: Please follow Mr. M's advice: Cadmium, mercury, and asbestos, as well as any materials, chemicals, and equipment which contain them, shall not be used. The use of the semicolon suggested above is wrong, and you need a comma after "them." Also, I would change the "which"...

Hi, I was reading through my textbook and came across the following: According to Marx, not only do religions pacify people falsely; they may themselves become tools of oppression. Why is the semicolon allowed between falsely and they? I suggest that it's not good to think of...

I was reading through my textbook and came across the following:According to Marx, not only do religions pacify people falsely; they may themselves become tools of oppression.Why is the semicolon allowed between falsely and they?I have a decent understanding of the semicolon usage, so I don't...

Semicolon use A semicolon following an independent clause (The Longman Writer's Companion). source: http://www.drgrammar.org/faqs/#14

Here's a starter: http://grammar.uoregon.edu/conjunctions/conjunctive.html And: Conjunctive Adverbs You can use a conjunctive adverb to join two clauses together. Some of the most common conjunctive adverbs are "also," "consequently," "finally," "furthermore," "hence," "however,"...

You can use semicolons to 1. sort out a complicated list. e.g. Here are the semi-finalists: Chan Tai Ming, Class 5A; Agnes Leung, Class 4C; Julie Lai, Class 7A; and Mr. Davkett, Class 5B. 2. to separate clauses that relate to each other e.g. My grandmother seldom goes to bed this early;...

Hi, I have the following grammar questions. Do please help me with the correct answers to the following questions. Thanking you in anticipation, Regards, Manu. 1. Choose the sentence that illustrates the correct agreement of subject and verb. A. Either the students or the teacher have...