Not really my cup of tea. The semicolon puzzles me greatly. (I suppose it separates the two direct objects.) I see only one main clause: home has setting and descent . The only other thing I'd call a clause is "that seems appropriately

His eyes were a blazing blue, his teeth a radiant white, and both contrasted dramatically against his bronzed face. It would seem that a semicolon should follow "blue" because the first clause is independent, but it is also the first of

1. Which punctuation mark should we use when we have two independent clauses that have (show) a relationship between them? Would a colon be correct?-- No. A semicolon or a full stop. (I presume that you are speaking of two clauses with no

Hi. Would you please answer these two questions that pertain to the issue of connecting what looks to be two clauses? 1. Which punctuation mark should we use when we have two independent clauses that have (show) a relationship between them?

This sentence reminded me of an interesting discussion I had on relative clauses with quantifiers versus absolute phrases. With this in mind, which do you prefer? As you will know, semicolons are used in two instances, one of which is

Hi there, guys: Thank you for your posts, but, as GG said, this thread began a long time ago. I have a far greater understanding of grammar now, and after reading your recent answer, I totally agree. Adverbials have scope to

Is this a proper way to use a semi colon: I learn something from you everyday; I never new what a logophile was? I'm not entirely sure. The only rule – that I know of – for the correct use of a semicolon is that the two clauses that you

According to Marx, not only do religions pacify people falsely; they may themselves become tools of oppression. At first sight I would say that this is wrong, but after reading Clive's post, I would not swear to it. I have always thought that

The word "then" is a conjunctive adverb. When it separates independent clauses, it should be preceded with a semicolon (;) and usually followed by a comma (,). With most conjunctive adverbs--such as "however" and

The first is odd, the second is possible, but I much prefer the third: Woman: without her, man is nothing. Use a colon to indicate following material explaining or exemplifying the material before the colon. Use a semicolon like a period; it