By Colons, Grammar

Question: I would have written ''Clinton's turmoil''. Why didn't the author use apostrophe? It is a headline - they do not use standard grammar.Question: Why is semicolon used instead of comma to separate the email addresses above? Addresses are better separated by...

The reason is that as a result, she cannot seem to get well is, in fact, a separate sentence separated by the semi-colon..

Hello,The Cambridge Grammar of the English Language states that the semicolon and colon are stronger than the comma. For example, if the former is placed on the right side of the sentence, the later will be placed on the left side of the sentence. However, why does the following sentence is not...

Hello Friends,I need to know, for what reason, a comma was left out of this title: Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels. I was viewing the plot description on the website IMDB, and could not help to wonder why a comma wasn't placed in the title of the movie after the word Stock. I do not know...

Welcome, ukcop999, to the forums. I'm going to answer the first question and let others welcome you and answer the others. (If questions are totally unrelated, it is sometimes more convenient to ask them in separate posts. A semicolon (;) divides two independent clauses which could be...

Hi.When is it appropriate to use a semi-colon ";" mid sentence? When is it appropriate to use anything other than an ellipses "..." in a paragraph, sentence etc? For example would "He had too many.. One too many" OR "He had too many.. One too many" be...

I was reading a website on English grammar. I came across a sentence which reads:"The old man wanted hide his money, for he feared his children would steal it from him."My quesiton is, why there is no "to" after "wanted"? Would someone shed some light on it?...

Hi all, How would you interpret the sentence below and would you accept the alternative interpretation from the student? “Students are allowed to bring into the examination ONEA4 piece of paper with up to 39 formulae (no text) written on one side of it, with the equations sequentially...

HAve you looked at this one? http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/grammar/g_overvw.html