You mean I use a colon like this? "As for the unsatisfactory points : safety, programs, and management of the community facilities for children appeared to be unsatisfactory." Isn't a colon used to state something same?

You have been consulting the wrong people. Without further punctuation, B is very wrong. These are your choices (note the colon in B): (A) The English language has a huge vocabulary of over 600,000 words. (B) The English language has a huge

Which of these sentences is correct and could you please tell me when the colon or the semicolon is used in everyday grammar? Woman. Without her, man is nothing. Or. Woman! Without her, man is nothing. Or possibly. Woman: without her,

A "strong comma" in the midst of a bunch of commas. Following the semi is a list of actions separated by commas. Prior to the semi is the action which leads to the chain of subsequent actions. That action is of a different category. If

Hii I wrote a critique paper and i need a help in correcting my grammer. plz i need it soon.. I will be glad if i hear soon from some one.. Thanks a lot Summary: This paper explained the relationship between telomeres length and age, which is

Heading: 'amount' not 'mount'. Delete the colon and bracket :) Line 3: 'the car should not weigh more than 5oz' Perhaps 'carton' Line5: Location ... to be determined. in Brackets ( ...) Line6: Focus not focuse. Line

Hi, The following are the popular wines in our rest au rant : ABC wine , XYX wine ,.. (described without bullet points) Can I replace a colon (the last of the first sentence) with a period? Yes, you can, the grammar police will not come and

Hey all, There have been many times in my lifetime when I have formed a sentence, that I know is well formed, but not entirely sure how to punctuate it. In this case I am pretty sure the sentence is well formed. In any case, here is the

. Then is commonly used as a casual conjunction (i.e. with 'and' omitted), though careful grammar forbids this. The problem can be solved with a semicolon: Ask him ; then do this.

. I have seen this kind of dash usage numverous times and want to know this is correct or possibly proper in terms of today's grammar.- -What kind? You give no instances. Dashes are becoming more formally acceptable as a replacement for