We should live our lives the moral way :the way which doesn’t bring us pain!
2007-08-08 09:41:48 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
No, I think not. It should read:
We should live our lives the moral way: the way that doesn't bring us pain!
'that' instead of 'which'
2007-08-08 09:50:32 · answer #1 · answered by LK 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually the colon : is used to introduce a quotation, explanation, example, OR a series... not necessarily 3
the semicolon ; is used to connect independent clauses indicating a closer relationship than a period.
so the sentence is correct because "the way which doesn't bring us pain!" is both an explanation and a dependent clause.
These punctuation marks are often misused. I hope this clarifies. Nine out of ten times you use the colon :
so much for your A in school. Keep studying Draconia. Ask your teacher.
2007-08-08 10:01:36 · answer #2 · answered by dj_extreme32 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it should say - "We should live our lives in the moral way ; the way that does not bring us pain!"
note the slight grammatical alterations and the use of ; instead of :
: is used to introduce a list.
; is used to divide a sentence into two shorter, seperate sentences.
2007-08-08 10:02:27 · answer #3 · answered by Draconia 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
No you only put the two dots that are vertical if you're going to list 3 or more things after it. You have to do the ; dot and coma thingy. I'm not quite sure what the names are, but I know what they look like. Good try though! :)
2007-08-08 09:50:51 · answer #4 · answered by pup 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The wording is fine. The punctuation is not. You need a semi-colon (;) or a dash (-), not the colon (:), to separate the two phrases.
Best wishes.
2007-08-08 09:56:27 · answer #5 · answered by Doctor J 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You spelt "grammatically" wrong!
2007-08-08 09:59:23 · answer #6 · answered by soñador 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋