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Momento Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

Conjunction

Could you teach me why "or " cannot use in this sentence?

"Write what you have to buy ; otherwise, you'll forget it.

And one more question.

When you use "otherwise", is ";" always needed?
  

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Hi, Could you teach me why "or " cannot use in this sentence? "Write what you have to buy ; otherwise, you'll forget it. The conjunction 'or' is a way of joining two main clauses.

  • Hi, Could you teach me why "or " cannot use in this sentence?
  • "Write what you have to buy ; otherwise, you'll forget it.
  • The conjunction 'or' is a way of joining two main clauses.
  • A semi-colon is another way of joining two main clauses.
  • Use one of these two ways, but not both together.
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Hi,
Could you teach me why "or " cannot use in this sentence?

"Write what you have to buy ; otherwise, you'll forget it.

The conjunction 'or' is a way of joining two main clauses.
A semi-colon is another way of joining two main clauses.
Use one of these two ways, but not both together.

You could use 'or' if to you remove the semi-colon, ie
"Write what
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Dear Clive,

Thank you very much for answering my questions.

The explanation simplifies my understandig well.

Thanks a million.

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