Use of semicolon
I have been given a section, and I need to revise the same.
People felt that he had “gone mad” or that the harbored some “secret sin;” while others felt it was “an eccentric whim.”
The revised section
People felt that he had “gone mad” or that he harbored some “secret sin”; while others felt it was “an eccentric whim.”
Are the revisions satisfactory?
Is the semicolon to be replaced by a comma?
If yes, why?
Kindly explain.
Top answer
People felt that he had “gone mad” or harbored some “ secret sin”, while others felt it was “an eccentric whim". com/blog/comma-before-while /
- People felt that he had “gone mad” or harbored some “ secret sin”, while others felt it was “an eccentric whim".
- com/blog/comma-before-while /
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People felt that he had “gone mad” or harbored some “secret sin”, while others felt it was “an eccentric whim".
https://www.grammarly.com/blog/comma-before-while/
0Hhere''s my version. I've deleted the quote marks, although you may wish to replace them if those are indeed direct quotes.
Use a coma istead of a semi-colon. What follows a semi-colon must be able to work as a stand-alone sentence. while begins a subordinate clause.
People felt that he had gone mad or that the he harbored some secret sin, while oth
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