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Sailsofoblivion Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Use of semi-colon

In this instance, is a semi-colon the correct piece of punctuation to use, or would a period work better?

Thanks in advance!

Pip’s childhood visits to Satis House prompt him to look at himself in a different way; Estella, for example, points out the coarseness of his hands: “I had never thought of being ashamed of my hands before.”
  

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Both work there, depending on author's preference, but I would probably stick with the semi-colon.

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  • Both work there, depending on author's preference, but I would probably stick with the semi-colon.
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Both work there, depending on author's preference, but I would probably stick with the semi-colon.
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