<p>Quality post. You have constructed this: <a href=“ImageShack - Best place for all of your image hosting and image sharing needs”>ImageShack - Best place for all of your image hosting and image sharing needs;
<p>What are you trying to say?</p>
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Which two triangles? And you need two angles equal for a similarity proof. Or two sides and an enclosed angle, not sure what you’re trying to prove really…</p>
<p>^I can’t open it…</p>
<p>to prove that PNM and QNM have the same area, choose a point O on PQ so that MO is perpendicular to PQ. Because N is the midpoint of PQ, PN=NQ. As for calculating the area of the two triangles, PNM= 1/2<em>PN</em>MO and QNM=1/2<em>QN</em>MO, so these two have the same area. The same goes for PNM and MNR.</p>
<p>Because angleNPM=angleQPR, PN/PQ=PM/PR=1/2, PNM is similiar to PQR.</p>
<p>OK I follow, now elaborate on the algebra for finding MNS on PQR? Looks like you need 2 variables…</p>
<p>NM is parallel to QR since N and M are the midpoints, so angle MNS= angle QRS and angle NMQ= angle RQM, and therefore NMS is similiar to QRS. </p>
<p>Because NM/QR=PN/PQ=1/2, area of NMS/ area of QRS=(1/2)^2=1/4.</p>
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<p>Choices A and B have two independent clauses.
Choice C correctly uses the semicolon to link these two related clauses.</p>
<p>The conjunction/transitional word/w/e you call it doesn’t do much here, you can simply read the question without it.</p>
<p>From BB1, Practice Test #5, Section 4</p>
<p>Many people think taxes are too high, consequently, some of those people do not report all the money they earn.</p>
<p>(A)high, consequently, some of those people do not report
(B)high, therefore, some of those people do not report
(C)high; consequently, some do not report</p>
<p>ANSWER is C. What exactly is wrong with A & B?</p>
<p>EDIT: Sorry, I had some problems. Had to repost.</p>
<p>Okay, so using therefore or consequently like that yields a comma splice?</p>
<p>If comma splice is the same as run-on sentence in my world…Yes.</p>
<p>Edit: I found that on the SAT, they tend to always have a question testing semicolon use. The dead giveaway is when the sentence contains two clauses.</p>
<p>Yup, they are same everywhere. :)</p>
<p>A comma splice has two independent clauses (subject and verb in each, no subordinating conjunction to make one clause dependent). A subordinating conjunction is a word like where, when, which, because, although, if . . . If you have one independent clause and one clause with a subordinating conjunction, then a comma is the correct punctuation. </p>
<p>However, “consequently” and “therefore” are not subordinating conjunctions. “Consequently” is an adverb.
I’ll leave it to silverturtle and others familiar with niceties such as pleonastic pronouns to say whether “therefore” is an adverb or something else.</p>
<p>Curiosity overcame me. “Therefore” appears to be a conjunctive adverb.
[Parts</a> of Speech: Adverbs: Who Ya Gonna Call? — Infoplease.com](<a href=“http://www.infoplease.com/cig/grammar-style/adverbs-ya-gonna-call.html]Parts”>Parts of Speech: Adverbs: Who Ya Gonna Call?)
If you use any of the conjunctive adverbs on the list, that will leave the clause containing it independent, not subordinate, and so you need a semi-colon.</p>
<p>^It’s a good list. Thanks for the link QuantMech.</p>
<p>Haha, interesting way to put it- “Conjunctive Adverbs: Adverbs Disguised as Conjunctions.”</p>
<p>Post #2, Question 1: The answer is “E.”</p>
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<p>XD Bak0rz, no math problem is too hard for you is it?</p>
<p>I’ll go find another one…</p>
<p>this is actually quite simple and is a grammar rule everyone should know
The transitional word or whatever you call it e.g. consequently in this case must be followed by a comma AND be preceded by a semi colon. It should look like this ;consequently, NOT consequently, OR consequently; </p>
<p>it has nothing to do with subject verb or dependent or independent clauses</p>
<p>EASAYY!!!</p>
