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I find these rules at http://www.grammarbook.com/punctuation/quotes.asp very helpful. Rule 1 ...

Analyse the formality of the article in SCMP It is indispensable for us to use an appropriate style when writing. There is no doubt that formal style should be practiced for newspaper as objectivity and impersonality are important. South China Morning Post is one of the most prevalent...

First, the punctuation of the original sentence is incorrect (there should be a semicolon, not a comma, after 'short'), so this question was not written by TOEIC staff.Second, the phraseology of both A and B suggest that the concert was rather LONG, not short ('just within'; 'a whole'), so do not...

Will someone please check me and make sure i am doing this right. Using semicolons, colons, dashes and parentheses In each sentence below, add the correct punctuation 1. For painting your room, you will need the following: wall paint, paint brushes, and a step-ladder. 2. Nikki’s two...

Hi, 1. I was looking at the punctuation section of cogs.susx.ac.uk website for its help on semicolons and colons and I have some questions on them. In its "The Semicolon" section, it is noted, "If a suitable connecting word is used, then a joining comma is used, rather than a semicolon: Women's...

JaCKo__007 wrote: A coma question! I've found that American based writers use commas after 'i.e.', but what of it in British English and does it then apply to eg. as well? Does a comma go after i.e. or e.g.? Both abbreviations i.e. and e.g. are preceded by a mark of punctuation, usually a...

JaCKo__007 wrote:Hi everybody! I'm fresh around here. Was wondering if anyone could help me out with a couple of questions. The first is: say you have a series of questions one after another. What kind of punctuation would you use in between. Would it be simply: Why did you do this? Where is...

Hi everybody! I'm fresh around here. Was wondering if anyone could help me out with a couple of questions. The first is: say you have a series of questions one after another. What kind of punctuation would you use in between. Would it be simply: Why did you do this? Where is he? How could you...

A comma-splice is: The mistaken effort to link two complete sentences with a form of punctuation inadequate to the task. "He had no evidence to support his argument, therefore he lost the debate to his rival" is a comma splice. The comma should be replaced by a semicolon or a...

Hello, Buddhaheart! I suppose you've got my thought ! Now I understand that all those grades together are called grade scale and not a punctuation one as, I've said before (because punctuation refers to marks such as: Dash, semicolon, period...Isn't it ?). Best regards, Pina