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Panda blue 483 Posted 8 years ago
Grammar
Type of clause and use of punctuation.
Of these two sentences: It was what she feared most-- her death or it was all she had left --her home. The pause and dash feels necessary. Could a comma be used here instead of a em dash, and do they work as sentences without punctuation. It was what she feared most, her death. (comma is wrong) (Subject: she Verb: feared and death (object). {It was what she feared most} (dependent clause) (her death) Are we not separating the 'object' from the dependent clause. In other words it only works as an independent clause with 'her death' attached, yet I feel the punctuation is necessary. The word 'it' changes the tone in my opinion.
As you could have- Her home was all she had left and her death was what she feared the most.
As you could have- Her home was all she had left and her death was what she feared the most.
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panda blue 483 Could a comma be used here instead of a em dash For me, a comma does not seem sufficient. I would use either a dash or a colon. panda blue 483 do they work as sentences without punctuation No.
- panda blue 483 Could a comma be used here instead of a em dash For me, a comma does not seem sufficient.
- I would use either a dash or a colon.
- panda blue 483 do they work as sentences without punctuation No.
- panda blue 483 {It was what she feared most} (dependent clause) (her death) Are we not separating the 'object' from the dependent clause.
- I don't really understand this.
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panda blue 483Could a comma be used here instead of a em dash
For me, a comma does not seem sufficient. I would use either a dash or a colon.
panda blue 483do they work as sentences without punctuation
No.
panda blue 483{It was what she feared most} (dependent clause) (her death) Are we
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