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Grammar

Correct usage.

The surgeons have done their best with skin grafts, some were successful; and other weren't.

Can you use the semi-colon for effect this way and should this take a period before some?




a) He attended a seminar where he met facebook creator Mark Zuckerberg.
He attended a seminar where he met the man behind facebook, Mark Zuckerberg.

b) He was marking his exam papers when student Jenny walked in the room.


Is Mark Zuckerberg restrictive in example a) requiring a comma) as He attended a seminar where he met facebook creator doesn't make grammatical sense and facebook creator is a description here and not subject? (In comparison with the example beneath it with a clear noun phrase/subject the man behind facebook/Mark Zuckerberg in apposition).





Same with b). (the lack of a determiner ( a student) leaves it looking restrictive.















  

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Hi When you are posting questions, it's best to split your question into different posts. There's no cost in posting two different messages - The surgeons have done their best with skin grafts, some were successful; and other weren't. It's a good question.

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  • Hi When you are posting questions, it's best to split your question into different posts.
  • There's no cost in posting two different messages - The surgeons have done their best with skin grafts, some were successful; and other weren't.
  • It's a good question.
  • I'd say the major punctuation needs to be after the ninth word - The surgeons have done their best with skin grafts.
  • Some were successful and others weren't.
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Hi

When you are posting questions, it's best to split your question into different posts. There's no cost in posting two different messages

- The surgeons have done their best with skin grafts, some were successful; and other weren't.

It's a good question. I'd say the major punctuation needs to be after the ninth word

- The surgeons have done their best with skin graft

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The surgeons have done their best with skin grafts, some were successful; and other weren't.

Can you use the semi-colon for effect this way and should this take a period before some?

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Here are a few of my thoughts about semi-colons.

In my experience, native speakers don't use semi-colons as often as

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