D all of the above are correct, APEX
A colon is mis-used when it is placed at the end of any group of words that does not make up an independent clause. One example of such incorrect usage is as follows: "She ran to the end of the street so that she: being in the mood for ice cream, could catch the ice-cream truck."
A colon is typically used to introduce a list, an explanation, or a conclusion. It can also be used to separate contrasting ideas or to emphasize a point. Make sure that the content that follows the colon directly relates to what precedes it.
No, the correct usage would be "sparked by" something, indicating the cause or source of the spark. For example, "The argument was sparked by a misunderstanding."
The main usage of a semi-colon in sentences is to connect two closely related independent clauses. It can also be used to separate items in a list when the items contain commas.
The correct pronoun usage is "This is a great picture of her and me." "Her" should come first because it's referring to the person in the picture, and "me" should come after as the object of the preposition "of."
A colon is mis-used when it is placed at the end of any group of words that does not make up an independent clause. One example of such incorrect usage is as follows: "She ran to the end of the street so that she: being in the mood for ice cream, could catch the ice-cream truck."
A colon is typically used to introduce a list, an explanation, or a conclusion. It can also be used to separate contrasting ideas or to emphasize a point. Make sure that the content that follows the colon directly relates to what precedes it.
What is the best usage for the colon in grammar? salutation?
Technically, the correct usage is "were appreciated." However, it would be okay in this particular sentence to use "was appreciated."
In contemporary English, standard use of the colon includes separating cause-and-effect statements, separating the introduction to a list and the list itself, and separating a general statement with a set of explanatory statements organized as independent clauses. A colon does not properly separate any part of an independent clause with any other part of the same, as in the improper sentence, "What he meant by the claim was that he: did not know!"
In North America the correct usage is 'a hospital'. 'An' is used only when the following letter is not distinctly pronounced.
Yes. Example sentence: The president presided over the meeting.
"Two of them have sent" is correct usage.
Either, depending on the usage. Both of the following are correct: Who came to the party? If you didn't come, then who did come?
Is this the correct usage of ! in the following sentence? Many people wanting the job - will choose wisely!
No, the correct usage would be "sparked by" something, indicating the cause or source of the spark. For example, "The argument was sparked by a misunderstanding."
A semi-colon can be used to separate 2 sentences (2 complete thoughts), in place of a period.