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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
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what is the proper punctuation for this sentence, especially around the such as?
Jackie's mother tried to soothe Jackie and reviewed different options, such as: would she be willing to fly by herself the next day?
Jackie's mother tried to soothe Jackie and reviewed different options, such as: would she be willing to fly by herself the next day?
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Anonymous what is the proper punctuation for this sentence, especially around the such as? Jackie's mother tried to soothe Jackie and reviewed different options, such as: would she be willing to fly by herself the next day? " Remove the colon.
- Anonymous what is the proper punctuation for this sentence, especially around the such as?
- Jackie's mother tried to soothe Jackie and reviewed different options, such as: would she be willing to fly by herself the next day?
- " Remove the colon.
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Anonymous what is the proper punctuation for this sentence, especially around the such as?"Jackie's mother tried to soothe Jackie and reviewed different options, such as: would she be willing to fly by herself the next
Jackie's mother tried to soothe Jackie and reviewed different options, such as: would she be willing to fly by herself the next day?
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Jackie's mother tried to soothe Jackie and reviewed different options, such as "Would she be willing to fly by herself the next day?"
It's a clumsy sentence, because a question is not really an option. I'd reword it a bit.
eg Jackie's mother tried to soothe Jackie and reviewed differen
It's a clumsy sentence, because a question is not really an option. I'd reword it a bit.
eg Jackie's mother tried to soothe Jackie and reviewed differen
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