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Anonymous Posted 20 years ago
Grammar
Use of semi colon
Semi colon is used when we join two main clauses.
1. The clouds disappeared; the moon rose.
But what if we had three main clause and we had to join the last clause with and.
2. The clouds disappeared; the moon rose and the storm started.
Do we have to place a semicolon between the second and the third clause?
GB
1. The clouds disappeared; the moon rose.
But what if we had three main clause and we had to join the last clause with and.
2. The clouds disappeared; the moon rose and the storm started.
Do we have to place a semicolon between the second and the third clause?
GB
Top answer
We do not use semicolons before coordinating conjunctions. Your choices: The clouds disappeared; the moon rose; the storm started. The clouds disappeared, the moon rose, and the storm started .
- We do not use semicolons before coordinating conjunctions.
- Your choices: The clouds disappeared; the moon rose; the storm started.
- The clouds disappeared, the moon rose, and the storm started .
- Actually, it is a bit unfair working with such short clauses.
- The semicoloned sentence seems overweighted; we could even lose a comma from the second sentence (after rose ).
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We do not use semicolons before coordinating conjunctions. Your choices:
The clouds disappeared; the moon rose; the storm started.
The clouds disappeared, the moon rose, and the storm started.
Actually, it is a bit unfair working with such short clauses. The semicoloned sentence seems overweighted; we could even lose a comma from the second sentence (after rose
The clouds disappeared; the moon rose; the storm started.
The clouds disappeared, the moon rose, and the storm started.
Actually, it is a bit unfair working with such short clauses. The semicoloned sentence seems overweighted; we could even lose a comma from the second sentence (after rose
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