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?

The semi-colons separate the items as they look complicated. They make it easier to read. The items are not simple. For example: I have a few close friends. They are Peter, Mary, Jack, Paul and James.

Semi-colon is always a problem for many people including natives. The ways I understand it is, if two ideas are expressed in separte senteces which are conceptually connected, a semi-colon can be used. The next question I have is, can this be

. Always leave one space after a comma, colon, semicolon or full stop. My friends often go to the gymnasium to work out, but I think differently from them. I go to work by bicycle every day , I take my daughter for a walk after supper , I do

Hi Personally I would use an alternative word to 'got'. I found success, or gained success; the success was thanks to my friends help. I also the think the correct grammar would require a semicolon, rather than the comma, as both parts are

I should think that depends upon one's style manual, though. I learned in high school that complete sentences *should* be capitalized, but I recently read here that it is either no longer the rule and that it was an imaginary rule in the old

That would give this: 2. When would you use a colon; when would you use a semi-colon? To me even worse than the hideous original. Well, the colon in the original is totally wrong. It only one sentence is to be written, it can be ... and when would

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Also sprach MC: Here's one I have spotted lately: "Not so much." As in: "My friends are all fans of Rey. Me, not so much." Should be a semicolon between the clauses; that's almost certainly how it is said. Simon R. Hughes