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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Is this sentence puncutated correctly?

Before I drank it, the hot, black coffee spilled quickly across the table; and I jumped away from the table.
  

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No, and the style needs work: Before I could drink it, the hot black coffee spilled quickly across the table, and I jumped away.

  • No, and the style needs work: Before I could drink it, the hot black coffee spilled quickly across the table, and I jumped away.
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No, and the style needs work:

Before I could drink it, the hot black coffee spilled quickly across the table, and I jumped away.

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