By Commas, Semicolons

Re: correction 2

Amy and I left for the mall at 7 to get James a birthday cake. It was his 35th birthday. At the bakery shop, we had a hard time choosing from a wide selection of cakes. When I agreed to pick up a cake, I had thought it was a 20 minute (Is it missing an S?I was told not to use the plural when...

Re: On the use of "by" and on the use of commas

.1-- No, I don't see that by is necessary.2-- Style guides can vary somewhat, but according to mine, namely, that is, for example, i.e. and e.g. are all followed by a comma and preceded by some kind of punctuation (comma, semicolon, parenthesis, etc.) depending on the sentence structure.

Re: If you describe something as banal, you do not like it because...

Hi, banalIf you describe something as banal, you do not like it because you think that it is so ordinary that it is not at all effective or interesting.Example: Bland, banal music tinkled discreetly from hidden loudspeakers.Doesn't a comma or semicolon need to be used after ordinary? This...

If you describe something as banal, you do not like it because...

banalIf you describe something as banal, you do not like it because you think that it is so ordinary that it is not at all effective or interesting.Example: Bland, banal music tinkled discreetly from hidden loudspeakers.Doesn't a comma or semicolon need to be used after ordinary? This would...

Re: Comma before because

Or, you could just put a semicolon(e.g. "John predicted the Temple's fall; the tradition is tightly anchored in our sources.").

Re: conjunctive adverb with comma and semicolon

Hi, I think you said the following do not need a conjunction because a semicolon establishes the connection. She loved him with all her heart; she never told him. sounds OK I took out the garbage; it was smelly. sounds stupid. Can I write like these for those two examples of yours? Yes. She...

Re: conjunctive adverb with comma and semicolon

Thank you, Clive. I think you said the following do not need a conjunction because a semicolon establishes the connection. She loved him with all her heart; she never told him. sounds OK I took out the garbage; it was smelly. sounds stupid. Can I write like these for those two examples of...

Re: conjunctive adverb with comma and semicolon

Hi, Usually a semicolon is used to with two independent clauses when a conjunctive adverb is used. I don't agree. A semi-colon joins two independent clauses. eg correct Tom loved Mary; Mary did not love Tom. eg incorrect Tom loved Mary; whereas Mary did not love Tom. 'Whereas Mary did...

conjunctive adverb with comma and semicolon

Hi, Usually a semicolon is used to with two independent clauses when a conjunctive adverb is used. Good. But I feel the two independent clauses can be independent in structure but cannot be independent in thought linkage -- that is, they have to related in thoughta and ideas. Am I right? I think...

Re: FOR EXAMPLE

Hi, For Example is noted as an adverb. Are these correct uses of it? Are punctuation correct? For example, you can say "like this", instead of "this". I've just added correct punctuation. I don't know if this sentence and the next one are true statements. You can...