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Andyw12345 Posted 18 years ago
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Is the below sentence correct?...

0Hi people,02br
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00 Please could somebody tell me whether the below use of a semi-colon and 'use' (as opposed to uses) is correct:02br
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00Take the organisation’s XXX 00for example00; (name of org) use...02br
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00 Many thanks in advance!00 00 :-)0-
  

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0 Can't answer the quesion about "use" unless we know the name of the organization, but it should probably be uses. 02br 00That semicolon is not correct. A comma should be there.

  • 0 Can't answer the quesion about "use" unless we know the name of the organization, but it should probably be uses.
  • 02br 00That semicolon is not correct.
  • A comma should be there.
  • For example, semicolons should join two independent clauses that are very closely related.
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0 Can't answer the quesion about "use" unless we know the name of the organization, but it should probably be uses. 02br
00That semicolon is not correct. A comma should be there. For example, semicolons should join two independent clauses that are very closely related. (See how I used a comma in that sentence?) 0-
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0Thanks very much for your help - very much appreciated :-)0-

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