Dear friend, 1. We got a good look at the most extraordinary thing about the animal. Its foreclaws were nearly as long as my fingers. - correct; two independent clauses. We got a good look at the most extraordinary thing about

I have a question about the meaning of the clause "That is all I know" in boldface in the text below (which is itself a translation from another language). My question is: Does the clause "That is all I know" refer to what is

Hi, 1.They say, 'come sunshine or high water, the post will get delivered' More accurately, this is the common saying. Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their

1.They say, 'come sunshine or high water, the post will get delivered' is the first clause grammatically correct, if so what is it? a phrasal adverb? and what does it describe? if i were to change the 2nd clause to active voice: come

1. Which punctuation mark should we use when we have two independent clauses that have (show) a relationship between them? Would a colon be correct?-- No. A semicolon or a full stop. (I presume that you are speaking of two clauses with no

Hi. Would you please answer these two questions that pertain to the issue of connecting what looks to be two clauses? 1. Which punctuation mark should we use when we have two independent clauses that have (show) a relationship between them?

The : is used for the listing of items such as "He had four cars: a red mustang, a blue corvette, a yellow charger, and a white porsche". The ; is used to link two independant clauses with the purpose of showinf an emphasized link

The : is used for the listing of items such as "He had four cars: a red mustang, a blue corvette, a yellow charger, and a white porsche". The ; is used to link two independant clauses with the purpose of showinf an emphasized link

I frequently struggle with a certain type of sentences where I believe a colon would fit nicely but it is not, technically, allowed, as far as I know. Consider these sentences. "I observed the following: his car is red." -- is a colon ok

Thanks Clive, Let me ask you, are you sure that option 2 is grammitically correct? Apart from the style comment can one say: My strong academic record is evidenced by the fact that I have earned a Thurgood Marshall Scholar designation, a