By Punctuation, Negatives

Hi. For the record, I agree with Clive, but I'd like to try a different analysis, just for the fun of it: "With(out) Compaq, staying home has never been this fun." Core sentence: Staying home has never been this fun. Look at two components and how they relate to the moment of...

"The Change of the Characteristics in the passage from The Hours" The passage from the novel The Hours by Michael Cunningham is intriguing. The passage illustrates the difference between the character's characteristics in different time settings: past and present. This difference is...

hi everybody, I've just started to study English as my second subject and now we have to hand in a summary of 12 pages of texts. The texts are all about features of the English character. Could anybody tell me what they think about my summary or what I could change? Even if most characteristics...

Hi, 55.) Which sentence in correctly punctuated? a.) In connection with the tax cut of last year, we are now studying, its impact on middle-income families. b.) Now is the time for all good men, and women to come to the aid of their country. c.) Although the impact on humans is not clear,...

For no. 2, FluidnMotion got the one that I was thinking of, but Nona gave an interesting variant and I accept Clive's explanation.For no. 1 the "correct" answer was "That that is is; that that is not is not. Is not that it? It is", as Benita put it. I'm not so convinced by Benita's "b" solution.A...

Your essay is very long, so I'm going to start with the first paragraph only: Recently, issues of how the Internet has made an impact on interpersonal relationships ,have given cause for alarm. With the induction of the Internet, into people’s homes , the Internet is becoming the way people...

Yoong Liat wrote:If we analyse what the English authority has stated, it does make sense. If it is something positive or nothing negative is involved, put yourself last. This is because it more polite to do so. If it is negative, put yourself first in the list of persons mentioned. In this...

There are several rules governing the use of commas, but there is also a lot freedom. Webster's Third New International Dictionary begins their article on commas with:Of all the marks of punctuation the comma offers the most difficulty in use and the widest range for individual choice. Though...

I do not understand this sentence: Be sure you put any end punctuation after the parentheses after the quotation Does it mean that I should put end punctuation or not? Is any negative here?

1. He studied very hard, however, he didn't pass the exam. 2. He studied very hard; however, he didn't pass the exam. 3. He studied very hard. However, he didn't pass the exam. Which of the above sentences is not acceptable? Of the three sentences, they all sounded acceptably correct in...