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Ahn Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

Can I use 'semi colon ' or 'colon' in this?

0They are ignorant about a role of politicians in making better country ; and still more about a role of teachers.02br
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12br 12br 12blockquote 10I'd personally use a comma... , "a" better country, or "in making the country better"0-

— Pieanne

  • 12br 12br 12blockquote 10I'd personally use a comma...
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01cite10Ahn12cite10They are ignorant about a role of politicians in making better country ; and still more about a role of teachers.12br
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0then, '~~in making the country better, and still more about a role of teachers' ???02br
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0I see. Thank you!0-
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0I completely agree with Pieanne about using "the" instead of "a."02br
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00You cannot use a semi-colon there. What comes after the semi-colon must be a complete sentence on its own, and that would be a fragment.0-
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Like Nehemiah; this burden has created anguish within me.
Pieanne
AhnThey are ignorant about a role of politicians in making better country ; and still more about a role of teachers.

--> Is semi-colon well-used in it?

and is this sentence understandable?

how about writhing like

"They are ignorant about a role
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Hi,

Like Nehemiah; this burden has created anguish within me.

This sounds like it might be a quotation from the Bible or some archaic text.

However, it is not a good sentence in modern English. The words on either side of a semi-colon need to be able to stand as a separate sentence. 'Like Nehemiah' does not form a separate sentence. You need
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