One technique for fixing a comma splice is to take the simple step of exchanging the comma for a period or a semicolon or a colon. Each of these three punctuation marks is accepted by grammarians as strong enough to mediate between two sentences. But what messages are writers sending when they use one of these punctuation marks versus another?
English is the language most being learned all over the world right now. Estimates suggest that at any given time there are over 1 billion people learning English worldwide. Learning English falls into four main categories:
At EssayJack, we focus on the "writing" component of learning English for a few reasons.
Imagine receiving the following email from a friend at your college.
I’m wondering if you can help me. Admin has set up a series of info meetings next week for local high school students who are thinking of coming here, and I got an invite to act as a group leader. There shouldn’t be too much prep involved except for making some promo materials like posters and a brochure. I thought of writing inserts for the brochure using quotes from senior students. Have you heard any good ones I could use as ammo to help convince the students to come here?
Did the sender’s word choices seem fine to you? Or did any of them strike you as odd? Depending on how sensitive you are to formal English, there are eight words in that message that will strike some people - especially professors - as being incorrect. Do you know what they are?
Where did the (e)d go?
Sometimes when you read a sentence in English and the grammar seems a bit off, but you aren't sure why.
For example, what if I write "I am suppose to know these things; I have a PhD"? Does that sentence seem correct to you? Some grammar and spell checkers won't be able to find the error in that sentence, because, after all, there are many times when “suppose” is the correct verb form to use. Just consider the sentences I suppose you want more money? or What do you suppose happened? However, in my sentence above, it should say: "I am supposed to know these things."
So why is "suppose" correct sometimes, and "supposed" correct sometimes?
