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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

Semicolon

"When dinosaurs agree on something, they'll often high five one another; dinosaurs are all about high fives."

Why isn't there a semicolon instead of a comma after "something."
  

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A semi-colon can only separate parts that can form an independent sentence.. 'When dinosaurs agree on something' is a subordinate clause, not an independent one. Clive

— Clive

  • A semi-colon can only separate parts that can form an independent sentence..
  • 'When dinosaurs agree on something' is a subordinate clause, not an independent one.
  • Clive
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A semi-colon can only separate parts that can form an independent sentence..
'When dinosaurs agree on something' is a subordinate clause, not an independent one.

Clive
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