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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Joining to complete thoughts

I think.

I thought

I am thinking.

It is a nice day.

She looked beautiful.

We should go to the movies.

The above sentences are all complete thoughts. When joining them together it seems natural to admit the punctuation.

I think it is a nice day.

I thought she looked beautiful.

I am thinking we should go to the movies.

Or is this correct?

I think; it is a nice day.

I thought; she looked beautiful.

I am thinking; we should go to the movies.
  

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When you join them, the second clause becomes a noun clause (a dependent clause). It may be more clear for you to see this if 'that' is included, but quite often it is not present. I think that it is a nice day.

— English 1b3

  • When you join them, the second clause becomes a noun clause (a dependent clause).
  • It may be more clear for you to see this if 'that' is included, but quite often it is not present.
  • I think that it is a nice day.
  • ' To justify using a semicolon, it needs to be two main clauses.
  • Thus, his thinking is about something different from the weather.
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When you join them, the second clause becomes a noun clause (a dependent clause).

It may be more clear for you to see this if 'that' is included, but quite often it is not present.

I think that it is a nice day.

That it is a nice day is a noun clause, functioning as the direct object of the verb 'think.'


To justify using a semicolon, it needs to be two mai
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