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Hi This is the way we speak As pointed out it s not really fully grammatical when you write this way Consequently why worry too much about correct punctuation Just put what you feel like putting I m sure people will understand you Best wishes Clive

Is the following correct Semicolon Dash Comma I often have side comments like this relating to the statement just before but I never know the right punctuation to use Per Wayne we re okay no need to get hotel rooms for customers In this case I used a semicolon because there was already a comma I...

Semicolon use A semicolon following an independent clause a complete sentence signals that what follows is also an independent clause whose meaning is of equal importance to the first Joining two clauses with a semicolon alone is appropriate only when the clauses are closely related and the...

Hi Clive and thanks for the reply I agree about sentences becoming shorter It seems like there used to be longer sentences with more commas and semicolons and that s part of what I like about those novels It is a more complex form of writing and I m not sure some of the modern authors could...

Hi Franco Welcome to the Forum Nobody would have expected the sun to shine on such an evening as this Yet it appeared low down upon the sea Not with its natural golden fringe sweeping the furthest ends of the landscape not with the strange glare of whiteness which it sometimes puts on as an...

Hi guys I m working on my punctuation and am reading a lot of books I come across loads of examples where the punctuation does not make sense according to a punctuation book I have been reading I wonder if I could just ask some questions about the paragraph below which is from a Thomas Hardy book...

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 you should...

Do you think it is all right to write as this The computer cannot be started because the plug is loose please tigthen it I said that it was grammatically correct punctuation is usually considered separately No it is not properly puncuated it is a comma splice sentence and needs a semicolon or a...

Semicolon Punctuation sometimes regarded as a weak period or strong comma and used in ways similar to periods and commas A semicolon can mark the end of a clause and indicate that a clause following is closely related to the previous clause A semicolon can also divide a sentence to make meaning...

I don t think you need a semicolon I wouldn t replace either comma with one It sounds like you are listing what the Radiant company did so I think your choice of commas is correct