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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Two clauses connect with a comma correct?
Hi. Please help. Could we have a sentence pattern where two independent clauses are connected with a comma, like below? I do realize the two clauses are short and I think contains the nature of exhortation, unlike the basic sentences that contain a subject, verb and object. Could we have a sentence like below as part of our writing, although not as part of very informal writing? Thank you in advance.
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You need to be informed. Get the truth, listen to our news.
I wish you got this. His was half truth, hers was full truth.
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You need to be informed. Get the truth, listen to our news.
I wish you got this. His was half truth, hers was full truth.
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It is common enough, but not in formal writing. A critic of a formal essay calls this a comma-splice error and will advise you to repair it like this, for instance: I wish you understood this : his was a half truth, and hers was the whole truth.
- It is common enough, but not in formal writing.
- A critic of a formal essay calls this a comma-splice error and will advise you to repair it like this, for instance: I wish you understood this : his was a half truth, and hers was the whole truth.
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It is common enough, but not in formal writing. A critic of a formal essay calls this a comma-splice error and will advise you to repair it like this, for instance:
I wish you understood this: his was a half truth, and hers was the whole truth.
I wish you understood this: his was a half truth, and hers was the whole truth.
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