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Those "Conjunctive Adverbs" Again
When certain adverbs are pulled out to the front of a sentence and are used to form a bridge -- that is, show a relationship -- between two sentences, they become conjunctions which we call conjunc...
Category_MWW Blog>The Comma
Enter the Semicolon
We all know that a comma goes before a coordinate conjunction -- and, but, or, nor -- when there is an independent subject and verb after the conjunction.
...I went with her, but I did not have th...
Category_MWW Blog>The Comma
A "Redefining" with "That Is"
Here is a punctuation question from FB that inspired today's blog:
"On examination her lower extremities had normal capillary refill -- that is, normal circulation -- and no trophic changes, in ot...