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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
Comma or Semicolon
This line appears in Nial Ferguson's book: The Ascent of Money. I was wondering why the last word in the following sentence is preceded by a comma and not a semicolon.
"Despite a revolt led by the supposedly puppet Inca Manco Capac in 1536, Spanish rule was unshakeably established and symbolized by the construction of a new capital, Lima."
"Despite a revolt led by the supposedly puppet Inca Manco Capac in 1536, Spanish rule was unshakeably established and symbolized by the construction of a new capital, Lima."
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Because it is a noun in apposition. It renames the preceding noun. Usually, these are set off by a pair of commas, but not at the end of the sentence.
- Because it is a noun in apposition.
- It renames the preceding noun.
- Usually, these are set off by a pair of commas, but not at the end of the sentence.
- The period takes the place of the closing comma.
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Because it is a noun in apposition. It renames the preceding noun.
Usually, these are set off by a pair of commas, but not at the end of the sentence. The period takes the place of the closing comma.
Usually, these are set off by a pair of commas, but not at the end of the sentence. The period takes the place of the closing comma.
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