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Your colleague is correct. The entire clause starting with "namely" is a subordinate clause. Subordinate clauses should be offset by commas; semicolons are only used to indicate a significant break. For that matter, I'd leave off the quotes around "use of ... mucosa" too.

I want know how to use where to use comma, semicolon, Approstops and other and I want to know also write a letter precisely and using the correct grammer and neat letter.Inaddition to this I must to know how to write report and Minute of the meeting.

The City of Stafford is not only involved in the governance of SMSD but also provides services to the district; maintenance of school grounds, equipment, buses, athletic facilities and police officers who provide security during school hours and extracurricular activities. I have changed your...

The sentence is faulty because it is comma spliced. It needs to be separated into two sentences since a semicolon seems too weak as well. I wish you hadn't seen such a show. The actors gave a cringe-making performance and the audience was dreadfully treated. The proper way is "hadn't seen...

It's not a question of grammar, it's a question of style. To me, it looks funny. Your publisher or your audience may have a different opinion.

Is it grammatically accepted to use semicolons after each bulleted entry? e.g. . The Advisory Board is composed of five people; . Enrollment has reached capacity; etc. etc.

I'm trying to correct a letter for a friend and i wanted to know should a comma, semicolon, or nothing be used in this sentece especially after the me He assured me yes it would because they had performed a diagnosis test. thanks

The comma should perhaps be a semicolon or a colon or a period. Apart from that, it seems fine to me. Rommie

Hello Wushu, This is not an easy task, and these may not be what you have in mind. Allow me to tackle the problem anyway. 1. “an FW” instead of “a FW” 2. a comma after “I have one”. 3. no parentheses, instead, a semicolon after “here” 4. no parentheses but commas like “,Nikon CP 4500,” 5....

Tee hee. Re Darth Vader. Yup, his waiting has ended, but he's still using the right tense. Of the alternatives, "I had been waiting for you" would have implied that the waiting had ended in the past, and "I am waiting for you" would have implied that Luke hadn't arrived yet. Okay, here goes on...