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Another option is to use a semicolon. Semicolons can separate independent clauses that are closely related in meaning. "My wife has a USA-made computer; I have a Chinese-made one."

1-- I certainly don't think I am reading too much into that simple statement, but I don't get your point. What is it? 'Streams' means 'consecutively many', so..? 2-- 'While men's is competitive' is a dependent clause, headed by a subordinate conjunction. That is why it cannot stand alone as a...

Hi, I have gotten some sentences from an online help titled "Some examples of Colon Usage" from the people.whitman.edu website. Can you tell me how their colon usage is justified? What part of the main clause does it elaborating or explaining? My wife says every men she's been familiar...

Thank you, Mr. M. In your answer you said "the post-colon portion elaborated the number of books on chaos theory" in regard to the following example sentence: We've had streams of books on chaos theory: no fewer that tweleve since 1988. My one possible foible is the fact that I try read...

1. Can you give me some common connecting words that appear a lot in sentences that would make a comma suitable (with simple sentences)? -- because, while, so, and, or, but, yet, although. Many example sentences can be found by googling these words. Do conjunctive adverbs like "however",...

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:...

2) We are still waiting for your document. Please send it to us ASAP. 3) Maybe I forgot to confirm this for you, but please revise the document as you mentioned. ( I would use some sort of conjunction between these two clauses instead of the colon) 5) Per Helen's verbal confirmation, the...

Believer wrote: Hi, 1.Does this show a correct semicolon use? If you say something is bad, you think it is not good; used showing disapproval. Both parts separated by the semicolon should be complete clauses. 2. Should I put 'from' in both places? "keep" might be a better word than...

It might be from this: http://ei.cs.vt.edu/~cs5014/courseNotes/5.TechnicalCommunication/tc_2_Usage.html#Conjunctive Conjunctive Adverbs and Transitional Phrases Require Semicolons CONJUNCTIVE ADVERBS: An adverb used to connect or relate main clauses: ...

Oh dear. A semi-colon would not work at ALL. It may be reasonable interchangable with a period/full stop, but not with a comma. You must have an independent clause on either side of the semi-colon, and "to help rural workers find jobs in the cities" is certainly not one. I just wanted to add...