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Ducks1160 Posted 17 years ago
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Commas, Semicolons, and a series.
His eyes were a blazing blue, his teeth a radiant white, and both contrasted dramatically against his bronzed face.
It would seem that a semicolon should follow "blue" because the first clause is independent, but it is also the first of a three part series, and I feel a semicolon there would unbalance the sentence. What do you think?
It would seem that a semicolon should follow "blue" because the first clause is independent, but it is also the first of a three part series, and I feel a semicolon there would unbalance the sentence. What do you think?
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The semicolon is used in a series that has been introduced by a colon. ] Otherwise, it is used in place of a period to join two sentences which are so close in meaning that a period would set them apart. ]
- The semicolon is used in a series that has been introduced by a colon.
- ] Otherwise, it is used in place of a period to join two sentences which are so close in meaning that a period would set them apart.
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The semicolon is used in a series that has been introduced by a colon.
[There are three reasons he wants to go to Paris: he has never been there; his girlfriend is studying there; and his parents came from France.]
Otherwise, it is used in place of a period to join two sentences which are so close in meaning that a period would set them apart.
[My mother is a great h
[There are three reasons he wants to go to Paris: he has never been there; his girlfriend is studying there; and his parents came from France.]
Otherwise, it is used in place of a period to join two sentences which are so close in meaning that a period would set them apart.
[My mother is a great h
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