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Andyw12345 Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

Use of a semi-colon

Hi everybody,

Should the below use a comma or semi-colon?

These criticisms closely resemble those explored earlier in this section, leading one to suggest...


These criticisms closely resemble those explored earlier in this section; leading one to suggest...

Many thanks in advance!
  

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Andyw12345 Hi everybody, Should the below use a comma or semi-colon? These criticisms closely resemble those explored earlier in this section , leading one to suggest... These criticisms closely resemble those explored earlier in this section ; leading one to suggest...

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  • Andyw12345 Hi everybody, Should the below use a comma or semi-colon?
  • These criticisms closely resemble those explored earlier in this section , leading one to suggest...
  • These criticisms closely resemble those explored earlier in this section ; leading one to suggest...
  • Many thanks in advance!
  • Use the comma.
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Andyw12345Hi everybody,

Should the below use a comma or semi-colon?

These criticisms closely resemble those explored earlier in this section, leading one to suggest...


These criticisms closely resemble those explored earlier in this section; leading one to suggest...

Many
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Generally, a semi-colon replaces a period (full-stop across the Atlantic) in order to show the close relationship between the two parts. [Mary really enjoys playing table games such as Monopoly, Hearts, Canasta and Bridge; her husband prefers watching television hours on end.]

The other use is to separate examples used after a colon. [Many things I like are: swimming in the nude; havin
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