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Apc321 Posted 18 years ago
Grammar
semicolon or comma?
In this case, which would be correct, semicolon or comma?
Don’t put your child on a crash diet; that’s never healthy.
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Don’t put your child on a crash diet; that’s never healthy.
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Hi apc321, and welcome to English Forums. A comma should never join two indepedent clauses. "
- Hi apc321, and welcome to English Forums.
- A comma should never join two indepedent clauses.
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Hi apc321, and welcome to English Forums.
A comma should never join two indepedent clauses. Since each of the parts of your sentence can stand by itself as a complete sentence, they should not be linked with a comma -- doing so is called a "comma splice."
A comma should never join two indepedent clauses. Since each of the parts of your sentence can stand by itself as a complete sentence, they should not be linked with a comma -- doing so is called a "comma splice."
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