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Hi, Usually a semicolon is used to with two independent clauses when a conjunctive adverb is used. Good. But I feel the two independent clauses can be independent in structure but cannot be independent in thought linkage -- that is, they have to related in thoughta and ideas. Am I right? I think...

Hello Hal, ---The basis of Leibniz's charge is twofold; miracles need to remain special and sacred and predictions about the world have to be possible.--- This is okay - you use the semi-colon to seperate two independent clauses, but it's actually a great time to use the colon, because...

I am sometimes quite unsure how I am supposed to deal with semicolons and colons. I have a decent understanding of when a semicolon should be used, but my confusion is about what I can do with the portion that comes after the semicolon. The sentence below illustrates my confusion because I am not...

.I haven't seen the whole sentence, but probably: X% of households had ***; representing an increase of… -- NOFor example, take ***; whilst this is likely to help… -- YESThis organisation makes a real effort to ***; for example, -- MAYBEThe significance of this is simple; the more… --...

Can't answer the quesion about "use" unless we know the name of the organization, but it should probably be uses. That semicolon is not correct. A comma should be there. For example, semicolons should join two independent clauses that are very closely related. (See how I used a...

I doubt that it is more nearly acceptable that we reproduce the exact same thread with a new date on it. The word that I mispelled was "clause." If you reread the post, I misspelled several words. I was copying from the Gregg reference manual (an English grammar / usage reference manual) as...

Actually, conjunctions after semicolons are very common. Gregg Reference Manual: Seventh Canadian Edition Rules: 176 a) When a coordinating conjunction (and, but , o, nor and sometimes for, so, or yet) is omitted between t between two independent clauses, use a semicolon--not a comma--to...

Hi, Would you say the following sentence which used a semicolon to illustrate what the meaning is but did so with an example? Participle clauses have meaning in the process category: Having played tennis all afternoon, he went for a short walk.

The semicolon is wrong there. You need a comma because you are joining two independant clauses. He wears shoes with socks, but I prefer loafers myself. Or, you could have written: He wears shoes with socks; I prefer loafers myself. The semicolon negates the need for a conjunction.

1. When did you last hear about it? Some said never; others said not since they left home. -- The semicolon is fine; both are independent clauses. Look at them this way: Some said, 'Never'; others said, 'Not since we left home'. 2.--1. It can be used to help parents reach their children in...