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PreciousJones Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Comma

Overall the Office building looks good, the only thing is a ceiling light bulb in the lobby that needs to be replaced.

Is this two sentences?

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PreciousJones Is this two sentences? Yes, and it should be written as such. Alternately, you could separate the two parts with a semi-colon.

— CalifJim

  • PreciousJones Is this two sentences?
  • Yes, and it should be written as such.
  • Alternately, you could separate the two parts with a semi-colon.
  • I would make further modifications like this: Overall, the office building looks good; the only thing is, a ceiling light in the lobby needs to be replaced.
  • OR Overall, the office building looks good; the only thing is that a ceiling light in the lobby needs to be replaced.
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PreciousJonesIs this two sentences?
Yes, and it should be written as such. Alternately, you could separate the two parts with a semi-colon. I would make further modifications like this:

Overall, the office building looks good; the only thing is, a ceiling light in the lobby needs to be replaced.

OR

Overall, the office building loo
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I'd feel more comfortable with two sentences but, strictly speaking, it could be one.

Overall, the office building looks good; the only thing is a ceiling light bulb in the lobby that needs to be replaced.

That said, I would write:

Overall, the office building looks good. The only p
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JohnParisOverall, the office building looks good. The only problem is a ceiling light bulb in the lobby that needs to be replaced.
Oh, that's good. I think I like it better than mine.
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