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How is this sentence correct?
My friend wrote this sentence:
"It is a fairytale all by itself, the only question is whether or not she is a villainous figure or misunderstood one."
Her placement of the comma puzzles me. Would a semicolon or period worked just as well? When would you use this kind of comma?
If her usage of the comma is appropriate, how does the first clause precisely connect with the second (given that it makes sense without the "it" illustration and character that she referred to)? I think that she correlated the "it" with the "she"...?
"It is a fairytale all by itself, the only question is whether or not she is a villainous figure or misunderstood one."
Her placement of the comma puzzles me. Would a semicolon or period worked just as well? When would you use this kind of comma?
If her usage of the comma is appropriate, how does the first clause precisely connect with the second (given that it makes sense without the "it" illustration and character that she referred to)? I think that she correlated the "it" with the "she"...?
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The comma splice error can be fixed by splitting the original into two sentences, but that won't save this bit of writing from the incoherence created by the juxtaposition of only tenuously related ideas. It appears that some unstated information needs to be supplied to connect the two ideas. I suggest starting over, explaining more clearly how this "she" comes into the discussion.
- The comma splice error can be fixed by splitting the original into two sentences, but that won't save this bit of writing from the incoherence created by the juxtaposition of only tenuously related ideas.
- It appears that some unstated information needs to be supplied to connect the two ideas.
- I suggest starting over, explaining more clearly how this "she" comes into the discussion.
- Start by replacing the pronouns "it" and "she" with the nouns they refer to, and then see how you might reword the message.
- CJ
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The comma splice error can be fixed by splitting the original into two sentences, but that won't save this bit of writing from the incoherence created by the juxtaposition of only tenuously related ideas.
It appears that some unstated information needs to be supplied to connect the two ideas. I suggest starting over, explaining more clearly how this "she" comes into the discussion. S
It appears that some unstated information needs to be supplied to connect the two ideas. I suggest starting over, explaining more clearly how this "she" comes into the discussion. S
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