In Apostrophes^x, Clauses^x

Memos show Clinton turmoilQuestion: 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, 2008Question: Why is semicolon used instead of comma to separate the email...

Hi, I was wondering if my comma use in the following sentence is correct:Because safety of our staff and guests is our main concern, and to comply with government regulations, we are ceasing operations until these vital systems can function properly.The first comma is used after an introductory...

Hi,I was wonering if my comma use in the following sentence is correct:Because safety of our staff and guests is our main concern, and to comply with government regulations, we are ceasing operations until these vital systems can function properly.The first comma is used after an introductory...

Nah wrote:Please tell if these questions are correct, if not then please correct them.1. I'd like to know if it can support DVDs.2.I'd like to know what it can support.3. Can it support DVDs?4. Does it supports DVDs?And do i have to put the "?" into end of indirect questions?Thank you, i...

GW, there are rules for these things (which unfortunately sometimes differ between AmE and BrE usage), and there is an over-riding guideline of clarity: if it gets too messy or iffy, reframe the sentence. With regard to your specific examples:The word 'and' can be used intermittently...

I've been to many websites, but there are still things that confuse me.I suppose "back in the day" when the Internet could not italicize things, people used some type of punctuation for marking significant words.The word 'and' can be used intermittently throughout the paper, but the paper may...

A is an interesting one, Hela. Dashes are presumably casual colons, and I find the same problem with both of them. If it looks too awkward or unclear, I recast as an unpunctuated clause.B-- This is one of the special cases in which you are permitted to use an apostrophe to make a plural; it...

Hi, This is rather of lot of questions in one go! You might find you get more answers if you split your posts into shorter ones. Anyway, a more formal grammarian will have to help you with some of these, and I don't have time to do all of them, but my comments on some are here... 1) They are...

This is generally fine. There are a few things that need repair: learning it (comma) gang related (hyphen) hips allowing (comma) shirt and (comma) where the focus is (delete all except 'focus') News “A (punctuate or restructure the clause) comment, (no comma here or at the...

Hello s/h Having read a number of books in my time. ] This clause doesn't make a sentence on its own. none have accomplished ] Some examiners would expect 'none has' here. The tale is written in the first-person narrative] 'narrative' is unnecessary. an ordinary girl placed under...