By Commas, Hyphens

Re: Can the following be written either way?

Commas make a lot of people bonkers. Don't feel bad. The comma is required, but the colon is incorrect, as is the hyphen in social studies. I would also use a period instead of semi-colon, and would say things are founded ON, not BY, and I don't think you need "to learn."...

Re: Please check for me this discursive essay !

Hello redneon,Highlights show potential problems. Remember to leave a space after a period or comma. English-speaking country, with a hyphen. You need some articles here and there. Topic: Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of studying English in an English-speaking country Bilions of...

Re: Hyphen

Hi, Those look to be hyphens but as an expert, I have to trust you. By the way, what are en-rules? Before asking, I did try to do some research but had hard time trying to find anything that I can understand online. Help. I think you can use a hyphen in most cases where a comma is used and also,...

Re: Some questions

Belly wrote:And for Hoa Thai, what are the differences between using - and , ?Hi Belly,You had a problem with a comma splice, which is a sentence in which two independent clauses are joined by a comma with no conjunction.Often at the end of a well-formed sentence, we provide a period (full stop)...

Re: Coumpound Adjectives!

EML67 wrote: 1. It is similar to the ever-popular Ford Focus. (ok)2. As with all dual-action machine polishers... (ok)3. Manufacturers have started using super-hard, scratch-resistant clear coats. (comma between compound words?) (ok)4. It features state-of-the-art technology. (ok)5. It...

Coumpound Adjectives!

I am currently checking the grammar of a friend's website and am finding it quite tricky when dealing with compound adjectives. Specifically, I would like to know when to use hyphens and when to put a comma betweeen compound words. Could you please tell me if I have got the following phrases...

Coumpound Adjectives!

I am currently checking the grammar of a friend's website and am finding it quite tricky when dealing with compound adjectives. Specifically, I would like to know when to use hyphens and when to put a comma betweeen compound words. Could you please tell me if I have got the following phrases...

Re: {[(1+2)3+4]5+6}7+8=505

http://evotalk.net/blog/?p=108 Symbol Description & Ampersand (And) *　 Asterisk @ At sign, at \　 Backslash Close bracket ( Open parenthesis )　 Close parenthesis : Colon , Comma $ Dollar sign – Double dash … Ellipsis...

deliberately employed fragmented sentence

Hi, I am currently reading a novel, The Glass Palace – by Amitav Gosh, who is praised by highly respected sources as a finest prose and seductive writer. Nonetheless, I found fragmented sentences in his book that trouble me even with a realization of the intentional special...

Re: The use of articles - do I have them in the right places? Thank you!

Katiaaa wrote:After about six hours of travelling in the dusty, non-air-conditioned environment, we suddenly stopped in the middle of nowhere, in-between two villages on a bumpy road, a sort of Siberian highway. The commas are fine. "In between" is correct, but "between" is more common here. ...