I am taking English Compsotion I in college. On my current assignment, the instructor indicated that I had a punctuation error in the following sentence:
"And that is the ultimate decision on any consumer’s mind; do I choose the Beauty or the Beast?".
I don't see the error. Does someone else see it?
2007-03-20 06:45:19 · 12 answers · asked by pcnut4u 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
I asked the instructor last night what the error was. He said everything was perfect except instead of a , or a ; I should have use the : after "mind". I changed that before handing in the assingment, I received a perfect 100.
2007-03-23 00:17:15 · update #1
So many different confusing answers, let me see if I can help... make it more confusing. I say "no" to the quotes. Full on colon though. ("And" is not punctuation, so we should not address that)
Have a nice day.
2007-03-20 07:01:26 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
And that is the ultimate decision on any consumer’s mind; do I choose the Beauty or the Beast?".
yes, you used I instead of one. A better way would be to rephrase your sentence. Making two sentences. Leaving out and.... For example......................... That is the ultimate decision on any consumer's mind. So does one choose the beauty or the beast? and no quotations no capitalization's
When speaking of something having to do with someone else unless a personal experience leave out I in any of your theory.
2007-03-20 06:50:46 · answer #2 · answered by knowitall 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ok, they are correct, it's not a good idea to start the sentence with and. Secondly, where the semicolon is it should be a comma. The last thing I see that you should change is "does one choose the beauty or the beast" there is no reason for them to be capitalized either. You should get a manual on grammar. It will tell you all the rules.
2007-03-20 07:10:24 · answer #3 · answered by ik ben alphabetsoup 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That is the ultimate decision on any consumer’s mind. Do I choose the "Beauty" or the "Beast"?.
2007-03-20 06:49:42 · answer #4 · answered by ignoramus 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First of all, do not start a sentence with the word "and." The punctuation error she is referring to is most likely that you should have a colon instead of a semicolon.
2007-03-20 06:51:34 · answer #5 · answered by smartee 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Just to point out, you CAN start a sentence with "and". However, starting sentences with conjunctions should be used sparingly and carefully. Elementary school kids are taught not to start a sentence with "and" because it helps to avoid run-on sentences and fragments.
2007-03-20 07:03:04 · answer #6 · answered by rondoggnuts 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dear PC,
I normally do not correct other's grammar, but in the sentence given, the latter part should be in quotes because the consumer is asking him/herself.
p.s. Composition is also misspelled.
2007-03-20 06:50:32 · answer #7 · answered by Tj aka Mom 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-01 05:42:11 · answer #8 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I dont think that you are supposed to start any sentence with the word "and".
2007-03-20 06:48:23 · answer #9 · answered by Nic-Nic 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
consumer's mind. Do I choose... ?
2007-03-20 06:48:41 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋