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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
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"Mango is sweet: so is the apple." Is this sentence correct with respect to puntuation?
  

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Anonymous Is this sentence correct with respect to punctuation ? No; nor is much of the rest of it. This is how it should be: Mangoes are sweet and so are apples.

  • Anonymous Is this sentence correct with respect to punctuation ?
  • No; nor is much of the rest of it.
  • This is how it should be: Mangoes are sweet and so are apples.
  • (speaking generally) The mango is sweet and so is the apple .
  • (speaking of a specific one of each)
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Anonymous Is this sentence correct with respect to punctuation?
No; nor is much of the rest of it. This is how it should be:

Mangoes are sweet and so are apples. (speaking generally)
The mango is sweet and so is the apple. (speaking of a specific one of each)

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