By Semicolons, Verbs

Not "seldomly"; seldom is already an adverb. There's no such adjective.Generally speaking that might be fine, but I was stumped; it seemed so subjective.I disagree with Marius that a comma is appropriate here. I'd say... I was stumped; it seemed so subjective.... I was stumped. It seemed so...

Ever since its birth, this dog has been with Larry. Now, the dog was malodorous, old, crippled and blind, but Larry was always with it. (The adj. stinky is too colloquial to be employed in written English.) Larry's roommate, John, wanted to get rid of the dog because he was bothered by the...

Then your tests are to blame; the punctuation is critical.I was in a carpool, but I hated waiting around.I was in a carpool; however, I hated waiting around. -- these two have essentially the same meaning; the two ideas should merely be considered in a more individual fashion.I was in a carpool,...

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

Hi, and welcome to the wonderful world of posting. How is "force" a response? Hatred is, certainly, but I'm not sure this is saying what you mean. The problem with the semicolon is that it requires a complete sentence. "Love the anomalous one" reads like a command - I have to go figure out who...

Hello. Long time reader first time poster. (I suppose using a sentence fragment is probably not the best way to introduce myself.) Anyway, I'm having trouble with the following sentence: "In fact, force and hatred are the normal responses to the humiliation and degradation of occupation; love...

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,"...

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...

http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/runons.htm Run-on sentences happen typically under the following circumstances*: When an independent clause gives an order or directive based on what was said in the prior independent clause: This next chapter has a lot of difficult information in it,...