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Unix77 Posted 21 years ago
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00 1. Of the 1,800 poems that Emily Dickinson wrote, 24 were given titles and 7 were published 02 br
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00 2. There were 1,800 poems that Emily Dickinson wrote, 24 were given titles and 7 were 02 br
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00 Which one is correct : 02 br
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00 1. Of the 1,800 poems that Emily Dickinson wrote, 24 were given titles and 7 were published 02 br
00 during her lifetime. 02 br
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00 2. There were 1,800 poems that Emily Dickinson wrote, 24 were given titles and 7 were 02 br
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0 #1 is correct. 02 br 02 br 00 #2 is a comma splice (two finite clauses, no conjunction); it needs a semicolon instead of the comma. 0-
- 0 #1 is correct.
- 02 br 02 br 00 #2 is a comma splice (two finite clauses, no conjunction); it needs a semicolon instead of the comma.
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0 #1 is correct. 02 br
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00 #2 is a comma splice (two finite clauses, no conjunction); it needs a semicolon instead of the comma. 0-
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00 #2 is a comma splice (two finite clauses, no conjunction); it needs a semicolon instead of the comma. 0-
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0 How about this -- "Emily Dickinson wrote 1,800 poems, of which 24 were given titles and only 7 were published during her lifetime." 0-
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