By Colons, Verbs

I'm not sure if you intend "nowaday" as an adverb or an adjective., As an adverb telling when, we'd use "Nowadays." As an adjective telling what kind of people, we'd say something like "modern day people.""I believe no one" also works.Of course...

1)How can we correct the sentence: When the eggs hatch, the young turtles go off to take care of themselves, being that female turtles do not nurture their young a) add "on the other hand" at the beginning b) insert " as a result" at the bginning" c) change the comma to...

A few examples from Google. My guess is that it means "bring about". This is the first I've ever heard of "ultimate" as a verb....but uses modern punctuation (the colon) to ultimate the caesura of Old English alliterative verse. ... strategy to be applied in order...

Hello Mister Micawber,I appreciate your kind reply. Here, I would like to point out the second sentence that has two independent clauses joined by a conjunctive adverb is required to be separated by a semicolon. Further, a comma is then needed after the conjunctive adverb 'then'. I have...

Thanks Goodman! Could anyone tell me, in descriptive writing what tense usually writer choose. And Guys please reply my 2nd post last two sentenses as well. And explain we can separate verb and subject i.e mirror and curtain, by using comma for emphasis like Feebs did? Third sentence, I have...

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....

I am under the impression semi-colons are to be used when what follows could be a free-standing sentance. As (b) a kitchen with.... does not have a verb, it cannot be a free-standing sentance and therefore should not be separated by a semi-colon.

Hi, When do we need to use a conjuntive adverb with a semicolon and use it at the start of a separate sentence? You never need to use it with a semi-colon. If you choose to, that's a subjective decision by you, based on your feelings about style. accordingly I excelled in the last test;...

Hi, When do we need to use a conjuntive adverb with a semicolon and use it at the start of a separate sentence? accordingly I excelled in the last test; accordingly, I was given a commendation following the tradition. I excelled in the last test. Accordingly, I was given a commendation...

Hi, I had a few questions, or rather need clarification on a few things. “You can't do that”, they shouted from the balcony, “you can't, you can't.” ( Why is the comma outside the quote and not inside it?) It's a matter of the style you choose to follow. If you search the Forum,...