Examples of Colon [3 Types]

A colon has multiple uses: explaining a statement, introducing a list, introducing a quotation or excerpt, and being part of ratio, numeric terms, titles, and citations. (The previous sentence used colon to introduce a list.) In this post, we’ll cover…

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Examples of Semicolon [2 Types]

Semicolon is a termination punctuation mark that is milder than a period but stronger than a comma. Its symbol, in fact, is a sum of the symbols of period and comma, with a period sitting on top of a comma.…

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What is Independent Clause and Its Role?

A clause is a group of words that contains both subject and verb. It can be an independent clause representing a complete idea (he runs fast) or a dependent clause representing an incomplete idea (because he was ill). In this…

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Which vs. That: Use This Test to Know

Have you wondered which of the three sentences is correct? We went to the restaurant which Lucy recommended. We went to the restaurant, which Lucy recommended. We went to the restaurant that Lucy recommended. Third is unambiguously correct, but first…

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Examples of Dependent (or Subordinate) Clause

A dependent clause, also called subordinate clause, is a grammatical group of words containing both subject and verb that doesn’t represent a complete idea. Since it doesn’t represent a complete idea, it can’t stand as a sentence and hence requires…

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