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JJDouglas Posted 11 years ago
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Can non-restrictive clauses be Independent?
Here is what I mean:
"The film isn't awful, there is no need to close the curtain on the franchise just yet, but it's not particularly good, either."
The above sentence has three independent clauses, which by normal rules would make the first comma unacceptable. But as the middle clause is extra information, is it ok to apply the rules of punctuating non-restrictive clauses? Can non-restrictive clauses be independent? Or would dashes in place of both commas or a semicolon in place of the first be a better alternative?
Thank you for any answers.
"The film isn't awful, there is no need to close the curtain on the franchise just yet, but it's not particularly good, either."
The above sentence has three independent clauses, which by normal rules would make the first comma unacceptable. But as the middle clause is extra information, is it ok to apply the rules of punctuating non-restrictive clauses? Can non-restrictive clauses be independent? Or would dashes in place of both commas or a semicolon in place of the first be a better alternative?
Thank you for any answers.
Top answer
JJDouglas The film isn't awful, there is no need to close the curtain on the franchise just yet, but it's not particularly good, either. No; that is a comma-splice error. The film isn't aw ful.
- JJDouglas The film isn't awful, there is no need to close the curtain on the franchise just yet, but it's not particularly good, either.
- No; that is a comma-splice error.
- The film isn't aw ful.
- The re is no need to close the curtain on the franchise just yet, but it's not particularly good, either .
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JJDouglasThe film isn't awful, there is no need to close the curtain on the franchise just yet, but it's not particularly good, either.No; that is a comma-splice error.
The film isn't awful. There is no need to close the curtain on the franchise just yet, but it's not particularly good, either.
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Thanks for your reply.
Will these alternatives work?
"The film isn't awful (there is no need to close the curtain on the franchise just yet), but it isn't particularly good, either."
"The film isn't awful—there is no need to close the curtain on the franchise just yet—but it isn't particularly good, either."
Or if you take out the "there is", will the middle cl
Will these alternatives work?
"The film isn't awful (there is no need to close the curtain on the franchise just yet), but it isn't particularly good, either."
"The film isn't awful—there is no need to close the curtain on the franchise just yet—but it isn't particularly good, either."
Or if you take out the "there is", will the middle cl
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JJDouglasWill these alternatives work?"The film isn't awful (there is no need to close the curtain on the franchise just yet), but it isn't particularly good, either.""The film isn't awful—there is no need to close the curtain on the franchise just yet—but it isn't particularly good, either.Yes, those will work, but lengthy parenthetic expressions are poor st
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