Re: Grammar

--- m e g h a n <bedroomdancing@hotmail.com> wrote:
> Incidently, the answer to the
> question was a semi-colon, and I still do not know when to use a
> semi-colon.

It's simple. Use it to connect two independent clauses in lieu of a
conjunction. (That is, a clause that can stand on its own as a sentence.)
 The thoughts in each clause are usually closely connected:

     I love the semi-colon; it serves to connect.

Additionally, you would use it to separate items in a series that already
contain commas:

     I've lived in New York, New York; Chicago, Illinois;
     and Racine, Wisconsin over the course of my lifetime.

> I do have to say that because I read a lot when I was a kid(infact thats
> pretty much all I ever did), I had learned a lot about grammer
> from observing the way it was used in books.

That's a pretty reasonable argument, but it doesn't work for everyone.
People learn in different ways. Some learn best through hearing, some
through reading, some through performing the skill themselves, and some
through observing others perform.

The real issue here is that teachers have so much to teach within a year
and don't always hit on the right way to reach all of their students.

Sorry for coming to this so late; I've been insanely busy reading essays
this week.

Regards,
Cecilia.

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Received on Sat Sep 14 19:03:40 2002