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Desk candle Posted 9 years ago
Grammar
Two sentences or comma?
"That is a big wall, it must have cost a fortune." Would this sentence be grammatically correct or should it be two separate sentences? Thanks in advance for any help on this.
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desk candle should it be two separate sentences? Yes, it should. Whenever you have two independent clauses joined only by a comma, it's wrong.
- desk candle should it be two separate sentences?
- Yes, it should.
- Whenever you have two independent clauses joined only by a comma, it's wrong.
- To fix these you can add a conjunction like 'and', 'but', or 'or', or you can substitute a semi-colon for the comma.
- That is a big wall, it must have cost a fortune.
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desk candleshould it be two separate sentences?
Yes, it should. Whenever you have two independent clauses joined only by a comma, it's wrong. To fix these you can add a conjunction like 'and', 'but', or 'or', or you can substitute a semi-colon for the comma.
That is a big wall, it must have cost a fortune. (Wrong)
That is a big wall,
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