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Anonymous Posted 8 years ago
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Punctuation

Which one is correct/better?

"That's when it appeared: a huge beast with wild eyes."

"That's when it appeared. A huge beast with wild eyes."

"That's when it appeared; a huge beast with wild eyes."

  

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anonymous Which one is correct/better? " "That's when it appeared. " Only the first is punctuated correctly.

— Mister Micawber

  • anonymous Which one is correct/better?
  • " "That's when it appeared.
  • " Only the first is punctuated correctly.
  • You could also use an m-dash.
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anonymousWhich one is correct/better? "That's when it appeared: a huge beast with wild eyes." "That's when it appeared. A huge beast with wild eyes.""That's when it appeared; a huge beast with wild eyes."

Only the first is punctuated correctly. You could also use an m-dash.

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The first example is acceptable. The other two are not because they contain fragments. You could use a dash instead of the colon.

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