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Photon Posted 6 years ago
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"semicolon + one of them" or "comma + one of which"

(1) Last week, the pilot witnessed three UFOs; one of them was silver in color.

(2) Last week, the pilot witnessed three UFOs, one of which was silver in color.

Question: Which is correct? If both are correct, which sounds idiomatic?

  

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PhotonQuestion: Which is correct?

Only one is correct. Read this page and you will know which one and why.

https://chompchomp.com/terms/commasplice.htm

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Both are correct, but (2) is much better.

(The comma after "week" is optional.)

CJ

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