Use of semicolon
I have been provided with a piece of text, wherein I have to identify and eliminate grammatical errors.
The original section:
An idea struck me. I would make a bold move. I boarded the evening train for Dubuque without ticket or money, but with a nice collection of lies. When the conductor came along I told him I was a typesetter on the Dubuque Herald; that I had come to Rockford on business and while there was robbed of my railroad ticket and all my money, and that if he would carry me to Dubuque I was sure the paper would fix things up.
The revised section:
An idea struck me. I would make a bold move. I boarded the evening train for Dubuque without ticket or money but (delete ,) with a nice collection of lies. When the conductor came along, (add ,) I told him I was a typesetter on the Dubuque Herald; that I had come to Rockford on business and while there was robbed of my railroad ticket and all my money; (add ; ) and that if he would carry me to Dubuque, (add ,) I was sure the paper would fix things up.
Is the semicolon after "Dubuque Herald" (marked in bold) to be replaced by a comma?
Should a comma be included after "and" in "and while there"?
Should a comma be included after "there" in "and while there"?
Kindly explain.
Top answer
jhilly89 I have been provided with a piece of text, wherein I have to identify and eliminate grammatical errors. Although punctuation errors can in some cases make a sentence appear ungrammatical, they are not really grammatical errors. There are no glaring punctuation errors in the original text.
- jhilly89 I have been provided with a piece of text, wherein I have to identify and eliminate grammatical errors.
- Although punctuation errors can in some cases make a sentence appear ungrammatical, they are not really grammatical errors.
- There are no glaring punctuation errors in the original text.
- It is questionable whether there are any errors at all.
- However, your changes are reasonable too.
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jhilly89I have been provided with a piece of text, wherein I have to identify and eliminate grammatical errors.
Although punctuation errors can in some cases make a sentence appear ungrammatical, they are not really grammatical errors.
There are no glaring punctuation errors in the original text. It is questionable whether there are any errors
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