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Hi, Please tell me if they are punctuated correctly. 1. He is unable to move; thus, it will be hard for him to come to your house today. OK, but I'd prefer a period to a semi-colon. 2. He has hurt himself in a traffic accident. It will thus be hard for him to come to your house today....

1. I think 1a) is correct. I would not use commas -- who was injured in the accident is important. It defines the girl in this sentence.2. Regarding that or who for the dog Bruno, Webster's Dictionary of English Usage says:In current usage, that refers to persons or things, ... , who chiefly...

Dear JTT, I don't agree, IHNN. Why is a colon mandatory? If anything there is one too many commas. An appeals court ordered the money returned, however the IRS didn't comply. While you can discuss wether, the comma before "however" is to weak, and therefore should be replaced by a semicolon or...

Hello! I'm a French student and I have to write an essay in English. It is about translation (from English to French) and I have difficulties finding websites about the way you type punctuation in English. I know it is different from the way we type in French, but I can't find any explanations of...