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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
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Simple or compound sentence?
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"Section 1 comprised 15 students of whom seven are female."
Is this sentence correct?
"Section 1 comprised 15 students of whom seven are female."
Is this sentence correct?
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Anonymous Is this sentence correct? Yes, but it is rather stilted. Section one was composed of 8 male and 7 female students.
- Anonymous Is this sentence correct?
- Yes, but it is rather stilted.
- Section one was composed of 8 male and 7 female students.
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AnonymousIs this sentence correct?Yes, but it is rather stilted.
Section one was composed of 8 male and 7 female students.
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Are the following minimal edits OK?
Section 1 comprised 15 students; seven of whom are female.
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Section 1 comprised 15 students; of whom, seven are female.
Section 1 comprised 15 students; seven of whom are female.
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Section 1 comprised 15 students; of whom, seven are female.
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AnonymousAre the following minimal edits OK?No: a semicolon must be flanked by two independent clauses.
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