Hi, Clive: Yes, I know, but I thought I'd keep it the same way the writer presented it to me. It is an ugly sentence; that's for sure! I would replace the semicolon with a comma. Very few people seem to grasp when a semicolon can be used,

It should be used sparingly for stylistic purposes , that is, to introduce an emphatic, short sentence. Parenthetical elements of a sentence can be removed with the essential meaning of the sentence remaining. Appositives are always deemed as

;an external conflict between Trujillo and society= is this an ellipse clause? Now you have answered the question. Does this series of words contain a verb? No, they do not. Therefore, it cannot be a clause and must be a phrase. The head word of

Yes, 'however' is an adverb.  More precisely, it is a 'conjunctive adverb'.  You can use 'however' or 'but' in the example sentence, but 'however' is much more formal.  'But' is more casual.  Note

The aquatics centre will have a total capacity of 22,500, out of which 17,500 seats will be for the diving and pool competition(,) and the other 5,000 will be in the water polo section of the centre. Notes: Capitals - only capitalise the first

1)How can we correct the sentence: When the eggs hatch, the young turtles go off to take care of themselves, being that female turtles do not nurture their young a) add "on the other hand" at the beginning b) insert " as a

Hello, I have a question. A.) Consider this statement below:- He played music on the Mp3 player in his car, ... , does it mean: 1.) that the MP3 player is newly purchased Or 2.) that the car is newly purchased It's ambiguous, but strictly, it

Cherrypie10 wrote: I can’t think of a better site name before so I’ve decided to name it after the two of my favorite dogs. Cherry and Pie are two of our family dogs, they're the oldest so they're the one whom I love the most. Is that correct?

Hi, I'd just like to add my usual recommendation that semi-colons should be used very seldom. A sentence like this seems to me rather trite for the use of one. If you make two sentences, the pronoun 'it' seems to tie the second one to the

Hi, I have the following grammar questions. Do please help me with the correct answers to the following questions. Thanking you in anticipation, Regards, Manu. 1. Choose the sentence that illustrates the correct agreement of