comma
US
UK comma n: (punctuation mark: ,)
SC 逗号 dòu hào
I think your sentence needs a comma after the first clause.
comma splice: (linguistics)
SC 逗号粘连
inverted comma n: UK (quotation mark, apostrophe: ')
SC 引号 yǐn hào
SC 单引号 yǐn hào，dān yǐn hào
A single inverted comma is the same keyboard character as an apostrophe.
inverted commas npl: UK (punctuation indicating speech, etc.)
SC 引号 yǐn hào
SC 单引号 yǐn hào，dān yǐn hào
In written English, direct speech is usually enclosed in inverted commas.
quotation mark, speech mark n: usually plural (punctuation indicating speech, etc.) (标点符号)
SC 引号 yǐn hào
Should quotation marks come before or after a full stop?