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Believer Posted 20 years ago
Grammar
Right use of semicolon?
Hi,
I got this sentence from this forum and have been sitting in the state of befuddlement for a while, and it prompted me to pose this question.
Is this a right use of a colon or more simply, is this a right sentence (except for the capitalization of the first word)?
generally speaking that might be fine, but I was stumped; it seemed so subjective.
I got this sentence from this forum and have been sitting in the state of befuddlement for a while, and it prompted me to pose this question.
Is this a right use of a colon or more simply, is this a right sentence (except for the capitalization of the first word)?
generally speaking that might be fine, but I was stumped; it seemed so subjective.
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but I was stumped; it seemed so subjective The punctuation enclosed therein is a semicolon, and it is used correctly. The sentence is fine.
- but I was stumped; it seemed so subjective The punctuation enclosed therein is a semicolon, and it is used correctly.
- The sentence is fine.
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but I was stumped; it seemed so subjectiveThe punctuation enclosed therein is a semicolon, and it is used correctly. The sentence is fine.
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Thank you.
Let me rewrite my original question with proper articles:
Is this the right use of a (semi, sorry)colon or more simply, is this the right sentence?
OK, going back to the original tract, I am use to seeing semicolons being used with two independent but linked-in-content sentences, and the sentence stated in the origial post had three clauses (I th
Let me rewrite my original question with proper articles:
Is this the right use of a (semi, sorry)colon or more simply, is this the right sentence?
OK, going back to the original tract, I am use to seeing semicolons being used with two independent but linked-in-content sentences, and the sentence stated in the origial post had three clauses (I th
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Generally speaking that might be fine, but I was stumped; it seemed so subjective.
In such cases I think you could find a comma or a semi-colon, depending on how much break/pause the virtual reporter / the author would like to use.
In such cases I think you could find a comma or a semi-colon, depending on how much break/pause the virtual reporter / the author would like to use.
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Hi,
I'd just like to add my usual recommendation that semi-colons should be used very seldom. A sentence like this seems to me rather trite for the use of one.
If you make two sentences, the pronoun 'it' seems to tie the second one to the first one adequately.
Best wishes, Clive
I'd just like to add my usual recommendation that semi-colons should be used very seldom. A sentence like this seems to me rather trite for the use of one.
If you make two sentences, the pronoun 'it' seems to tie the second one to the first one adequately.
Best wishes, Clive
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Not "seldomly"; seldom is already an adverb. There's no such adjective.
Generally speaking that might be fine, but I was stumped; it seemed so subjective.
I disagree with Marius that a comma is appropriate here. I'd say
... I was stumped; it seemed so subjective.
... I was stumped. It seemed so subjective.
... I was stumped, because
Generally speaking that might be fine, but I was stumped; it seemed so subjective.
I disagree with Marius that a comma is appropriate here. I'd say
... I was stumped; it seemed so subjective.
... I was stumped. It seemed so subjective.
... I was stumped, because
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