By Essays, Semicolons

Analyse the formality of the article in SCMP It is indispensable for us to use an appropriate style when writing. There is no doubt that formal style should be practiced for newspaper as objectivity and impersonality are important. South China Morning Post is one of the most prevalent...

Hello,Could anyone tell me if there are grammar errors within these statements? These are lines that I took out of my essay."For example, in F. Scott Fitzgerald's, The Great Gatsby, Jay Gatsby falls in love with Daisy."Is the comma after "Fitzgerald's" necessary?"When Gatsby invites Daisy to Nick...

Good evening everyone, I have just started to write my first essay since high school. It is very intimidating to me because I do not make it a habit to write very often. I have started the journal, and it seems to help a little. I was wondering if you would please take a look at what I have...

Extreme Makeover: Home Edition is a (truly is a hollow adjective here) superb reality show that first aired on December 3, 2003. Each 60 minute episode features a team of designers, contractors and several hundred workers who must race against time: (you could subsititute the colon with a...

Hi, Here's a general and subjective comment about semi-colons and colons. The first time I taught these to my class, I found that everyone's writing became full of them. They appeared in just about every sentence. Now I tell people that one semi-colon and one colon per essay is enough, and...

Thank you for helping me! After realizing how incorrect my essay was, I rewrote it. Is this version any better? I'm a little unsure of the quotes, colon, and semicolon usage. If anyone has any more advice on how I might improve my essay writing I'll give you hug! “Cuckoo, cuckoo!' O...

Anonymous wrote:I see you made the descriptive phrase into a complete sentence, making the semicolon the proper punctuation. Does that mean the original sentence was incorrect as it was?Thanks!Your original sentence (absolute participle construct) is grammatically correct. But this sort of style...

Hi!You use both the British and the American spelling. Be consequent: use either the British one or the American one. I've used the British spelling for my corrections as that is what you used in the first paragraphs Good luck! Judging from your essay, I would say that your chances to be admitted...

Hi Nik,Remember that you have to insert a space after commas, colons, semicolons, and full stops. For example, "drama;others" is not correct; rather, it should be "drama; others". I also suggest using a spell checker (explaine, goood) to improve your essay. I encourage you to post a corrected...

These words and phrases need repair: and the Science may not realizes treks on ( 'in') lightens ('lights') are all using ('all use') address, (semicolon) it is utility ('its') proof” (where does the quotation begin?) So, perhaps (delete 'so') isn’t (avoid contractions in...