Bernard C.Lamb

  • braginetshas quoted9 months ago
    his biting sarcasm
  • paderinasonyahas quoted2 years ago
    A semicolon can replace a comma and a conjunction, and can be replaced by a full stop.
  • paderinasonyahas quoted2 years ago
    A comma may be sufficient to join clauses if they are very short, or where the tone is informal
  • paderinasonyahas quoted2 years ago
    When they join two sentences to make a single sentence, words such as however, moreover, nevertheless, consequently and hence usually need a semicolon before them
  • paderinasonyahas quoted2 years ago
    If the members of the group are acting individually, the collective noun takes a plural verb, as several people make a plural subject
  • paderinasonyahas quoted2 years ago
    If, however, they are acting as one body, as is often the case, the verb should be singular
  • paderinasonyahas quoted2 years ago
    One often sees media treated as singular: The media is over-influential, but that is wrong
  • paderinasonyahas quoted2 years ago
    Words ending in -one, -body or -thing are normally singular
  • paderinasonyahas quoted2 years ago
    Be sure to use the object case directly after a preposition
  • paderinasonyahas quoted2 years ago
    It can be an adjective (my only love), adverb (he cheated only once), intensifier (she was only too happy) and a conjunction (I would have hit you, only I was afraid to mark your face). It should normally be placed directly before the word it qualifies
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