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English 1b3 Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Sentence wording and punctuation #2
a. The story hasn't been completed, only the introduction.
b. The story hasn't been completed--only the introduction.
c. The story hasn't been completed; only the introduction has.
d. The story hasn't been completed. Only the introduction has.
e. The story hasn't been completed. Only the introduction has been completed.
Which do you accept, and which is your preferred?
I think I'm leaning towards c and d myself as my preferred, but I feel as though the most idiomatic would be a and b.
b. The story hasn't been completed--only the introduction.
c. The story hasn't been completed; only the introduction has.
d. The story hasn't been completed. Only the introduction has.
e. The story hasn't been completed. Only the introduction has been completed.
Which do you accept, and which is your preferred?
I think I'm leaning towards c and d myself as my preferred, but I feel as though the most idiomatic would be a and b.
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Punctuation is in a state of flux, I believe, largely because of the Internet. I would consider the following correct: a, b, e
- Punctuation is in a state of flux, I believe, largely because of the Internet.
- I would consider the following correct: a, b, e
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Punctuation is in a state of flux, I believe, largely because of the Internet. I would consider the following correct:
a, b, e
a, b, e
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Thanks, Phillip
Do you think only is a conjunction.or adverb in the first and second?
Do you think only is a conjunction.or adverb in the first and second?
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