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HifaMo Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
colon or comma
Please is it correct to put a colon instead of the comma in bold?
"The three lobes behind the frontal lobe, the temporal, parietal, and
occipital lobes, comprise the brain's sensory system, processing the signals sent to the brain from our sense receptors — eyes, ears, touch receptors, and so on."
Thank you
"The three lobes behind the frontal lobe, the temporal, parietal, and
occipital lobes, comprise the brain's sensory system, processing the signals sent to the brain from our sense receptors — eyes, ears, touch receptors, and so on."
Thank you
Top answer
The comma cannot be replaced by a colon.
- The comma cannot be replaced by a colon.
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I'd use two dashes, like you this:
"The three lobes behind the frontal lobe— the temporal, parietal, and
occipital lobes — comprise the brain's sensory system, processing the signals sent to the brain from our sense receptors — eyes, ears, touch receptors, and so on."
"The three lobes behind the frontal lobe— the temporal, parietal, and
occipital lobes — comprise the brain's sensory system, processing the signals sent to the brain from our sense receptors — eyes, ears, touch receptors, and so on."
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