By Punctuation, Verbs

Hi Market, Some aspects of punctuation are a matter of style, I believe. So here is what I would do. Market wrote: 1. "But she's right ( , where would I go?" -B "But she's right - where would I go?" OR "But she's right. Where would I go?" 2."Boy ( , you must be lost." -Agree 3."Oh, one...

Philip wrote: Inchoateknowledge wrote: All the test animals, therefore, were reexamined. -- no All the test animals; therefore, were reexamined. --yes Punctuation is often a matter of rethoric and taste. But there are also general rules. A semicolon just doesn't work: it must be used...

Yes, the original sentence was incorrect, but I do not agree with Timbo's answer as for the correct semicolon usage and the punctuation for the two sentences, i.e. two completely different thoughts, both with an independent subjext and verb. The correct way of making these two statements and...

Hi Matt, Using bullets allows you to do almost anything you want. You don't have to follow conventional use for capital letters, articles, or punctuation. What governs bullets is "style" not "grammar." The thing you really SHOULD do is always be consistent. So you could use it exactly as you...

Hi, 55.) Which sentence in correctly punctuated? a.) In connection with the tax cut of last year, we are now studying, its impact on middle-income families. b.) Now is the time for all good men, and women to come to the aid of their country. c.) Although the impact on humans is not clear,...

Hi, You are applying for the programme not from the programme. I also suspect you mean Vintner rather than Vintage - check the course details. You've got a few little errors throughout so just double check all your verb tenses and punctuation and correct them. Nothing too terrible though and...

For no. 2, FluidnMotion got the one that I was thinking of, but Nona gave an interesting variant and I accept Clive's explanation.For no. 1 the "correct" answer was "That that is is; that that is not is not. Is not that it? It is", as Benita put it. I'm not so convinced by Benita's "b" solution.A...

Your essay is very long, so I'm going to start with the first paragraph only: Recently, issues of how the Internet has made an impact on interpersonal relationships ,have given cause for alarm. With the induction of the Internet, into people’s homes , the Internet is becoming the way people...

Mister Micawber wrote:#2 has one clause with two finite verbs unsegregated by a conjunction or appropriate punctuation. What is a finite verb? Are the two finite verbs 'know' and 'work'? I don't quite understand: "unsegregated by a conjunction or appropriate punctuation". Could you give an...

1) May I know if the auto-backup feature work for these PCs?2) May I know does the auto-backup feature work for these PCs? #1 has a main clause with a dependent clause introduced by the subordinating conjunction if.#2 has one clause with two finite verbs unsegregated by a conjunction or...