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MeggPhaggSioux Posted 15 years ago
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"He does not yell at his friends, much less does he assault them."

"He does not yell at his friends. Much less does he assault them."

Which version is more correct?
  

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" "He does not yell at his friends. " Which version is more correct? He does not yell at his friends; much less does he assault them.

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  • " "He does not yell at his friends.
  • " Which version is more correct?
  • He does not yell at his friends; much less does he assault them.
  • You can use a semicolon.
  • If you don't want to, here is another version: He does not yell at his friends, and much less does he assault them.
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MeggPhaggSiouxHi,

"He does not yell at his friends, much less does he assault them."
"He does not yell at his friends. Much less does he assault them."

Which version is more correct? He does not yell at his friends; much less does he assault them.

You can use a semicolon. If you don't want to, here is another version: He does n
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Hi Megg.

Correct is a non-gradable adjective,so it cannot be compared as more correct. Correct is an absolute concept, you cannot have more or less correct.

You can say; which version is better?

Cheers
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Hi,

A common way to say this in one sentence is

"He does not yell at his friends, much less assault them."

Clive
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Hi,

Clive, it's a comma splice. Emotion: thinking

Regards
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CliveHi,

A common way to say this in one sentence is
"He does not yell at his friends, much less assault them."

Clive
Clive is correct. That's how I would punctuate it.

I've never heard him rasing his voice to his wife, much less hitting
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So,

"He does not yell at his friends, much less does he assault them."

is run-on because "much less" is supposed to start a new sentence?
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Hi,

So,

"He does not yell at his friends, much less does he assault them."

is run-on because "much less" is supposed to start a new sentence? Yes.

But it's not a run-on sentence if you write it as

"He does not yell
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