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Memoryoke Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Comma or semi-colon?

Can the second halves of these sentences stand on their own as sentences? If so, shouldn't the comma be a semi-colon?  My father ate the muffin, a muffin which no man had yet chewed. My father ate the muffin, a feat which no man had attempted.
  

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Hello, memoryoke. Welcome to the forums. memoryoke Can the second halves of these sentences stand on their own as sentences?

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  • Hello, memoryoke.
  • Welcome to the forums.
  • memoryoke Can the second halves of these sentences stand on their own as sentences?
  • No.
  • memoryoke If so, shouldn't the comma be a semi-colon?
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Hello, memoryoke. Welcome to the forums.
memoryokeCan the second halves of these sentences stand on their own as sentences?
No.
memoryokeIf so, shouldn't the comma be a semi-colon?
No. It wouldn't work there.
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memoryokeCan the second halves of these sentences stand on their own as sentences? If so, shouldn't the comma be a semi-colon? My father ate the muffin, a muffin which no man had yet chewed. My father ate the muffin, a feat which no man had attempted.
This sounded like something a stoned person would say.
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Use a dash there. "My father ate the muffin—a muffin which no man had yet chewed."
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