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Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
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questions on punctuation
1. Is the semicolon correctly used? I think it is but don't know the reason. I thought a semicolon is to connect two independent clauses.
They talked about things that are important to everyone in terms of growing up properly; like being gentle, generous, and helpful to others in need.
2. Are these commas correctly used?
Something nice, can be deceiving. But something ugly, can be straight forward.
They talked about things that are important to everyone in terms of growing up properly; like being gentle, generous, and helpful to others in need.
2. Are these commas correctly used?
Something nice, can be deceiving. But something ugly, can be straight forward.
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In the first sentence, use a comma (you are right in that a semi-colon requires a second independent clause. In the second example, there is no need for commas.
- In the first sentence, use a comma (you are right in that a semi-colon requires a second independent clause.
- In the second example, there is no need for commas.
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In the first sentence, use a comma (you are right in that a semi-colon requires a second independent clause.
In the second example, there is no need for commas.
In the second example, there is no need for commas.
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Anonymous1. Is the semicolon correctly used? I think it is but don't know the reason. I thought a semicolon is to connect two independent clauses.
They talked about things that are important to everyone in terms of growing up properly; like being gentle, generous, and helpful to others in need.
Yes, the semicolon is used correctly because the who
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