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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

leaving out a verb

What rules of grammar apply when you add a clause with a verb when you are referring to the verb in the main clause? Examplle: The two speakers were completely different; one was interesting, the other dull.
  

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My personal style would be to use a colon instead of the semi-colon. It acts as a sort of (=). Some would probably insert a comma after 'other', but I find that a bit fussy.

— Philip

  • My personal style would be to use a colon instead of the semi-colon.
  • It acts as a sort of (=).
  • Some would probably insert a comma after 'other', but I find that a bit fussy.
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My personal style would be to use a colon instead of the semi-colon. It acts as a sort of (=). Some would probably insert a comma after 'other', but I find that a bit fussy.
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AnonymousThe two speakers were completely different; one was interesting, the other dull.
This is grammatically fine. I think I might punctuate it a little differently, though.

The two speakers were completely different. One was interesting; the other, dull.

Because the last clause is so short, you can omit the comma.

CJ
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