By Clauses, Semicolons

Re: conjunctive adverb

Hi, When do we need to use a conjuntive adverb with a semicolon and use it at the start of a separate sentence? You never need to use it with a semi-colon. If you choose to, that's a subjective decision by you, based on your feelings about style. accordingly I excelled in the last test;...

conjunctive adverb

Hi, When do we need to use a conjuntive adverb with a semicolon and use it at the start of a separate sentence? accordingly I excelled in the last test; accordingly, I was given a commendation following the tradition. I excelled in the last test. Accordingly, I was given a commendation...

Re: conjunctive adverb with comma and semicolon

Hi, I think you said the following do not need a conjunction because a semicolon establishes the connection. She loved him with all her heart; she never told him. sounds OK I took out the garbage; it was smelly. sounds stupid. Can I write like these for those two examples of yours? Yes. She...

Re: conjunctive adverb with comma and semicolon

Thank you, Clive. I think you said the following do not need a conjunction because a semicolon establishes the connection. She loved him with all her heart; she never told him. sounds OK I took out the garbage; it was smelly. sounds stupid. Can I write like these for those two examples of...

Re: conjunctive adverb with comma and semicolon

Hi, Usually a semicolon is used to with two independent clauses when a conjunctive adverb is used. I don't agree. A semi-colon joins two independent clauses. eg correct Tom loved Mary; Mary did not love Tom. eg incorrect Tom loved Mary; whereas Mary did not love Tom. 'Whereas Mary did...

conjunctive adverb with comma and semicolon

Hi, Usually a semicolon is used to with two independent clauses when a conjunctive adverb is used. Good. But I feel the two independent clauses can be independent in structure but cannot be independent in thought linkage -- that is, they have to related in thoughta and ideas. Am I right? I think...

Re: Semicolon use

Hello Hal, ---The basis of Leibniz's charge is twofold; miracles need to remain special and sacred and predictions about the world have to be possible.--- This is okay - you use the semi-colon to seperate two independent clauses, but it's actually a great time to use the colon, because...

Semicolon use

I am sometimes quite unsure how I am supposed to deal with semicolons and colons. I have a decent understanding of when a semicolon should be used, but my confusion is about what I can do with the portion that comes after the semicolon. The sentence below illustrates my confusion because I am not...

Re: Use of semicolons...

.I haven't seen the whole sentence, but probably: X% of households had ***; representing an increase of… -- NOFor example, take ***; whilst this is likely to help… -- YESThis organisation makes a real effort to ***; for example, -- MAYBEThe significance of this is simple; the more… --...

Re: Is the below sentence correct?...

Can't answer the quesion about "use" unless we know the name of the organization, but it should probably be uses. That semicolon is not correct. A comma should be there. For example, semicolons should join two independent clauses that are very closely related. (See how I used a...