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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Semicolons?
Hi, I was wondering if the use of semicolons in these sentences are correct:
"He was the one who had held the flame; had torched that part of the school."
"She gave him that smile; the one with the twinkling eyes, signalling she awaited more."
"It was dim; deathly dim, with only a deep, golden glow to shimmer upon the tiles."
Thanks in advance for any input.
Ross
"He was the one who had held the flame; had torched that part of the school."
"She gave him that smile; the one with the twinkling eyes, signalling she awaited more."
"It was dim; deathly dim, with only a deep, golden glow to shimmer upon the tiles."
Thanks in advance for any input.
Ross
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Hi, No. I would just use commas. Some people would use dashes, Clive
- Hi, No.
- I would just use commas.
- Some people would use dashes, Clive
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AnonymousHi, I was wondering if the use of semicolons in these sentences are correct: This colon is wrong. You cannot end a sentence with a colon; you should use a period there.
All the semicolons below are wrong. Generally, what comes after the semicolon has to be able to stand by itself as
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