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

How are you using the colon? For time or ratios, then no space. 7:30 pm, the ratio was 3:1. In text, yes, leave a space after. We don't use the + sign in text much. We do use this one: &. Leave a space before and after. It would be

Hello, When I use a colon sign, "no space before, space after the colon sign". Is it correct? How about using "(" and ")" sign in the sentence or list things? text + space + ( + no space + text + no space0

The sentence is a grammatical mess, especially the part in bold. I guess it would improve marginally if there were a colon after entered into them. What follows explains the speculative element: the cattle might deteriorate or be productive. They

No 'the'. We seldom use first ly in the US. The way your sentence is constructed, I believe that a numerical listing is unnecessary. These are more often used when much longer description is involved. Some would insist

Hi, Generally speaking, a period sounds fine to me,. eg This is a picture of Napoleon. Is this the kind of sentence you want to write? Clive

The semicolon is used in a series that has been introduced by a colon. Otherwise, it is used in place of a period to join two sentences which are so close in meaning that a period would set them apart.

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