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Ellycat Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Grammatical assistance please.
Which of these sentences is correct and could you please tell me when the colon or the semicolon is used in everyday grammar?
Woman. Without her, man is nothing.
Or.
Woman! Without her, man is nothing.
Or possibly.
Woman: without her, man is nothing.
Many thanks again for your sterling work. It really is helping me.
Woman. Without her, man is nothing.
Or.
Woman! Without her, man is nothing.
Or possibly.
Woman: without her, man is nothing.
Many thanks again for your sterling work. It really is helping me.
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The first is odd, the second is possible, but I much prefer the third: Woman: without her, man is nothing. Use a colon to indicate following material explaining or exemplifying the material before the colon. Use a semicolon like a period; it separates two independent clauses that are more closely related than two separate sentences.
- The first is odd, the second is possible, but I much prefer the third: Woman: without her, man is nothing.
- Use a colon to indicate following material explaining or exemplifying the material before the colon.
- Use a semicolon like a period; it separates two independent clauses that are more closely related than two separate sentences.
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The first is odd, the second is possible, but I much prefer the third:
Woman: without her, man is nothing.
Use a colon to indicate following material explaining or exemplifying the material before the colon. Use a semicolon like a period; it separates two independent clauses that are more closely related than two separate sentences.
Woman: without her, man is nothing.
Use a colon to indicate following material explaining or exemplifying the material before the colon. Use a semicolon like a period; it separates two independent clauses that are more closely related than two separate sentences.
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