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

1. Which punctuation mark should we use when we have two independent clauses that have (show) a relationship between them? Would a colon be correct?-- No. A semicolon or a full stop. (I presume that you are speaking of two clauses with no

Hi, When joining two complete sentences, does a comma come after a coordinating conjunction (for, and nor, but, or, yet, so)? Generally speaking, no. But it may optionally come before one. Also should the title of short stores be

They do basically say the same thing. There is no comma after "He is staying home" in either example. I would write it as follows: He is staying home doing what he does best, which is watching TV and talking on the phone,

Hi, Finally, I was able to figure out who my true allies really were and no; it did not take a rocket scientist for me to figure it out. This sentence has some problems. The semi-colon is not appropriately used. The second part of the sentence

. First, is it appropriate only to use a colon when one is listing words in a sentence. For example, "please bring the following items: socks, shoes, and a tie." Under what other circumstances can one use a colon?-- The colon is fine

Hello, I would be most appreciative if someone can help me with the following questions regarding punctuation, capitalization, and correct word choice. First, is it appropriate only to use a colon when one is listing words in a sentence. For

Just a quick word from the technical writer: The en-dasy is used bascially to mean "to" for duration or qauntities. I can't make them on my laptop, but things like April 7-9 would have the en-dash. So would something like

Hi, I need help with the following sentence. I pass Steve my file and begin my speech: A magazine was published where his company can place ads; contestants would be armed with his company's weapons; bags of his company's items would be

Hi, I need help with the following sentence. I pass Steve my file and begin my speech: A magazine was published where his company can place ads; contestants would be armed with his company's weapons; bags of his company's items would be