A Ashiuhto Senior Member Joined Nov 30, 2010 Member Type English Teacher Native Language Chinese Home Country Taiwan Current Location Taiwan Jan 2, 2011 #1 Please check the following sentence. Is it acceptable? They are warned that Christian is now a wild lion, maybe it doesn't recognize them any more.
Please check the following sentence. Is it acceptable? They are warned that Christian is now a wild lion, maybe it doesn't recognize them any more.
R Rover_KE Moderator Staff member Joined Jun 20, 2010 Member Type Retired English Teacher Native Language British English Home Country England Current Location England Jan 2, 2011 #2 No, it's not acceptable. The comma should be a semicolon. Rover
A Ashiuhto Senior Member Thread starter Joined Nov 30, 2010 Member Type English Teacher Native Language Chinese Home Country Taiwan Current Location Taiwan Jan 2, 2011 #3 I try to rewrite it as written. They got a warning that Christian is now a wild lion, and it maybe doesn't recognize them any more.
I try to rewrite it as written. They got a warning that Christian is now a wild lion, and it maybe doesn't recognize them any more.
Barb_D Moderator Staff member Joined Mar 12, 2007 Member Type Other Native Language American English Home Country United States Current Location United States Jan 2, 2011 #4 They were warned that Christian is now a wild lion, and that he may not recognize them any longer. (I read their book, by the way. It was very entertaining.)
They were warned that Christian is now a wild lion, and that he may not recognize them any longer. (I read their book, by the way. It was very entertaining.)