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Should a colon should be used when you join two sentences and the second sentence is a quotation?
Yes, a colon can be used before a quotation if the preceding sentence is an independent clause that sets up the quotation. For example: She said this about the project: "We need to focus on quality." However, if the quotation is integrated into the sentence without being preceded by an independent clause, a colon is not necessary.
If an independent clause is followed by a dependent clause there should be after the independent clause.?
Yes, a comma should be used after the independent clause when it is followed by a dependent clause. This helps to clarify the relationship between the two clauses and improve the overall readability of the sentence.
When do you put a comma after or before but?
If I remember correctly you put it before, but my memory isn't quite what it used to be.... lol
When you have dependent clause followed by independent clause what punctuation you need to use?
comma
If the verb in the independent clause is in the present tense in which tense should the verb in the indirect quotation be?
If the verb in the independent clause is in the present tense, the verb in the indirect quotation should also be in the present tense. This maintains consistency in the overall tense of the sentence.
How do you punctuate sentence with 'if'?
If should be followed by a dependent clause, a comma, an independent clause and then a period.
Does a comma come before or after a dependent clause?
The diving board broke when she jumped into the pool
Why doesn't why have an answer?
Because "why" is a subordinate clause and therefore cannot be answered unless it is appended with a fitting independent clause followed by a question mark.
What is an introductory phrase or clause generally followed by?
Before the curtain fell, the actors bowed.
What type of conjunction is before?
"Before" is a subordinating conjunction that introduces a dependent clause. It is used to show the relationship between the dependent clause and the independent clause in a sentence.
Where does the comma go when you use the word and?
The comma goes before "and". However, this is only when "and" is followed by an independent clause. The comma is not needed for dependent clauses.
In the sentences Even though the darkening skies threatened rain the band decided to play the concert Is the word band the subject or the direct object?
Band is the subject in the second clause in that sentence. The sentence is a complex sentence with a dependent clause followed by an independent clause. Band is the subject in the independent clause.
