D duiter Member Joined May 22, 2010 Member Type Student or Learner Native Language Indonesian Home Country Malaysia Current Location Indonesia Nov 12, 2011 #1 Dear all, Is the punctuation of this sentence correct ? He didn't reply; Instead, he turned on his heel and left the room Thanks
Dear all, Is the punctuation of this sentence correct ? He didn't reply; Instead, he turned on his heel and left the room Thanks
emsr2d2 Moderator Staff member Joined Jul 28, 2009 Member Type English Teacher Native Language British English Home Country UK Current Location UK Nov 12, 2011 #2 duiter said: Dear all, Is the punctuation of this sentence correct ? He didn't reply; Instead, he turned on his heel and left the room Thanks Click to expand... We don't put a capital letter after a semi-colon (unless, of course, we're using a proper noun). You need a full stop at the end of the sentence (and after the word "Thanks").
duiter said: Dear all, Is the punctuation of this sentence correct ? He didn't reply; Instead, he turned on his heel and left the room Thanks Click to expand... We don't put a capital letter after a semi-colon (unless, of course, we're using a proper noun). You need a full stop at the end of the sentence (and after the word "Thanks").
Barb_D Moderator Staff member Joined Mar 12, 2007 Member Type Other Native Language American English Home Country United States Current Location United States Nov 12, 2011 #3 Looks good to me. EDIT: Oh dear! I totally missed the capital I and lack of end punctuation. Sheesh.