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Cboutin3 Posted 12 years ago
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Is this sentence worded in the best way?
Goldmoon was also able to spread word of the true gods to a populace that was desperate for hope, and true clerics of light began to appear across Ansalon once again; in small numbers at first, but eventually in greater and greater numbers.
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Good attempt at the use of a semi-colon, but it didn't quite make the mark. What follows this punctuation must be a complete sentence in itself, and you have neither a subject nor a verb. Options: use a colon (which many writers use, but teachers don't encourage); make a second sentence; use a comma and continue with 'coming in small numbers....
- Good attempt at the use of a semi-colon, but it didn't quite make the mark.
- What follows this punctuation must be a complete sentence in itself, and you have neither a subject nor a verb.
- Options: use a colon (which many writers use, but teachers don't encourage); make a second sentence; use a comma and continue with 'coming in small numbers....
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Good attempt at the use of a semi-colon, but it didn't quite make the mark. What follows this punctuation must be a complete sentence in itself, and you have neither a subject nor a verb. Options: use a colon (which many writers use, but teachers don't encourage); make a second sentence; use a comma and continue with 'coming in small numbers....
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