Quote (xx0ur3n @ Jul 13 2011 01:59am)
You don't know how to use a fucking semi-colon. Since "Balls" is an introductory adverb clause, it must be paired with a comma, rather a semi-colon. These types of adverb clauses remain as dependent, because it relies on the next fragment of the sentence to elaborate on it. Semi-colons are used to connect two dependent clauses within the same sentence. You can identify a dependent clause if it carries a subject. For example:
Dad keeps using my KY Jell; I hate him.
"Dad keeps using my KY Jell" is a dependent clause, since it's a complete thought. Dad is the subject, and "using" is the present progressive predicate. In the second section, "I" is the subject, and "hate" is the predicate. As you can see, both sections identify as two complete thoughts. This is an example of how to use a semi-colon.
I love it when my dog licks my peanut butter, because it feels good.
In this example, the first section is an independent clause as we can establish that "I" is the subject, and "licks" is the predicate. However, if we move on, the second section is a dependent clause. You can not say "because it feels good" by itself without it not making sense. The word "because" subjects itself to imply that there is more to be explained. In our example, the part that does the explaining part is "it feels good".
I hope you learned something today. Grammar is fun, but when used properly, it can carry massive consequences! Semi-colons can look fancy, and maybe you can even get away with using them with people that are complete idiot-retards, but for those who are not so inane to the English language, you can appear to be a real moron. I hope you learned something today, boy. Be safe, be smart, and don't get too carried away now!
cool story bro, didnt read
