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Teo Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

however (punctuation)

01. He studied very hard01b00, however,02b00 he didn't pass the exam.02br
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002. He studied very hard01b00; however,02b00 he didn't pass the exam.02br
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003. He studied very hard01b00. However,02b00 he didn't pass the exam.02br
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00Which of the above sentences is not acceptable?0-
  

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0 01blockquote 01cite 10Teo12cite 101. 12br 12br 102. 12br 12br 103.

— Demetrius

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  • He studied very hard11b 10.
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01cite10Teo12cite101. He studied very hard11b10, however,12b10 he didn't pass the exam.12br
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102. He studied very hard11b10; however,12b10 he didn't pass the exam.12br
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103. He studied very hard11b10. However,12b10 he didn
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01. He studied very hard01b00, however,02b00 he didn't pass the exam.02br
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002. He studied very hard01b00; however,02b00 he didn't pass the exam.02br
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003. He studied very hard01b00. However,02b00 he didn't pass the exam.02br
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00Which of the above sentences
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0Hello Clive,02br
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00It seems the c00onsensus is on #2. Is # 3 incorrect?02br
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00I'd like to know...02br
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0I tend to recycle all those semi-colons that Clive doesn't want. So #2 for me; then #3; but not #1.02br
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00That said, many native speakers seem to plump for the #1 form these days. And some use the #1 form but omit the comma after "however".02br
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00MrP0-
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0Hi,02br
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00My order of preference is:02br
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00#3 - Simple and straightforward.02br
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00#1 - (but I'd often omit the comma after 'however', as MrP suggests.)02br
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00#2 - I see this as the Devil's handiwork. 02br
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00Best wishes, Clive 0-
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0 #1 is not a run-on sentence, but a comma splice. 0-
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0 What does the Devil's handiwork mean? 0-
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0Hi,02br
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01font00What does the Devil's handiwork mean? 02font00Something cleverly and skillfully made by the Devil in order to torment people and lead them into sin.02br
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00I said this as a humorous way of saying I didn't like that sentence with the semi-colon. It was a feeble little joke.02br
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01cite10Clive12cite10 I tell my students that once per month is more than enough. Without this kind of advice, people will often write pages that are full of semi-colons, in almost every sentence.12br
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10I prefer no.2. 02br
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00(I actually don't see semi-colons v
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01cite10Davkett12cite10...I actually don't see semi-colons very much...12br
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10I'm afraid that future generations will read #2 as a sentence interrupted by a winking smiley.0-
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