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Silak12 Posted 7 years ago
Grammar

Independent clause?

Hi, everyone.

It is not only work that is poisoned by the philosophy of competition; leisure is poisoned just as much.

Could you tell me whether the clause after the semicolon is independent?

Are semicolons only used to join two independent clauses sharing a logical connection?

Thanks!

  

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silak12 Could you tell me whether the clause after the semicolon is independent? Yes. silak12 Are semicolons only used to join two independent clauses sharing a logical connection?

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  • silak12 Could you tell me whether the clause after the semicolon is independent?
  • Yes.
  • silak12 Are semicolons only used to join two independent clauses sharing a logical connection?
  • Yes, and you can't use it to forge the connection.
  • The semicolon is like a weak colon when used to join independent clauses.
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silak12Could you tell me whether the clause after the semicolon is independent?

Yes.

silak12Are semicolons only used to join two independent clauses sharing a logical connection?

Yes, and you can't use it to forge the connection. The semicolon is like a weak colon when used to join independent clauses. You want two

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