Memos show Clinton turmoil Question: I would have written ''Clinton's turmoil''. Why didn't the author use apostrophe? BY CRAIG GORDON AND TOM BRUNE | <email addresses removed by mod.> August 13, 2008 Question: Why

Over the years, Cahokia people built more than one hundred earthen mounds of various sizes and functions around six open plazas ___ the remains of some of which can still be seen after five hundred years of erosion. Over the years, Cahokia

Can you explain further? Though using comma in this case seems more appropriate, I've learned that I should use semicolon to separate two clauses. How come? Thank you for replying.

Hello, The Cambridge Grammar of the English Language states that the semicolon and colon are stronger than the comma. For example, if the former is placed on the right side of the sentence, the later will be placed on the left side of the

Hello, The Cambridge Grammar of the English Language states that the semicolon and colon are stronger than the comma. For example, if the former is placed on the right side of the sentence, the later will be placed on the left side of the

Welcome, ukcop999, to the forums. I'm going to answer the first question and let others welcome you and answer the others. (If questions are totally unrelated, it is sometimes more convenient to ask them in separate posts. A semicolon (;)

Hi, Some time back, I asked a question on conditionals and I think CalifJim said something like there are many tenses in the English language and it is possible to use any combination in the if and main clauses. Only three has names but any

Hi, Is this a conditional sentence? If my sentence has a semicolon, would you say it is wrong? Or If my sentence has a semicolon, would it be wrong? I think this is not a conditional sentence eventhough it has an if-clause. I would appreciate it

1. I don't know that this is anything to do with metonymy, but, yes, "the one" = "his life" and "the other" = "his money". 2. Yes, it's an incomplete sentence, but clauses separated by semicolons

. I find this simple and effective, too: I like apples; however, If I eat them in the morning I throw up. The book is expensive; however, it's worth it. The semicolon (instead of the period) is useful particularly when the two independent