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May I ask if the use of comma is correct in the following sentence:
Not once had Mike ever experienced failure, he was inconsolable when he could not pass his driving test.
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gray train 479 May I ask if the use of comma is correct You may, and it is not correct. Two independent clauses should be separated by a semicolon or made into two sentences. Not once had Mike ever experienced failure ; he was inconsolable when he could not pass his driving test.
- gray train 479 May I ask if the use of comma is correct You may, and it is not correct.
- Two independent clauses should be separated by a semicolon or made into two sentences.
- Not once had Mike ever experienced failure ; he was inconsolable when he could not pass his driving test.
- Not once had Mike ever experienced failure .
- H e was inconsolable when he could not pass his driving test.
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gray train 479May I ask if the use of comma is correct
You may, and it is not correct. Two independent clauses should be separated by a semicolon or made into two sentences.
Not once had Mike ever experienced failure; he was inconsolable when he could not pass his driving test.
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