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Wholegrain Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

Are these sentences the same?

Are these sentences the same?

There are so many people, I can't stand it anymore.

There are so many people that I can't stand it anymore.

There are so many people I can't stand it anymore.
  

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The meanings are the same. The first contains a comma-splice error, and should be repunctuated: There are so many people ; I can't stand it anymore.

— Mister Micawber

  • The meanings are the same.
  • The first contains a comma-splice error, and should be repunctuated: There are so many people ; I can't stand it anymore.
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The meanings are the same. The first contains a comma-splice error, and should be repunctuated:

There are so many people; I can't stand it anymore.
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In the second sentence the clauses are independent, whereas that of the other two are dependent?
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There are so many people; I can't stand it anymore.-- 2 independent clauses

There are so many people that I can't stand it anymore.-- One independent, one dependent clause

There are so many people I can't stand it anymore. -- One independent, one dependent clause
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