Use with adverbs
Can you use especially here, instead of using a comma? Would this example be classed as two complete sentences as written?
So the odds are pretty good, in most cases. Especially when you consider that the odds of winning the main prize.
There is this view on stack exchange .
You may use words like 'especially' or 'because' at the beginning of the sentence as long as you provide a supporting clause after it.
Because my dog had fleas, I had to make him sleep outside.
Especially when the weather report predicts rain, you should have an umbrella in your car.
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panda blue 483 So the odds are pretty good, in most cases. Especially when you consider that the odds of winning the main prize. " is not fulfilled by "the odds of winning the main prize".
- panda blue 483 So the odds are pretty good, in most cases.
- Especially when you consider that the odds of winning the main prize.
- " is not fulfilled by "the odds of winning the main prize".
- Either you need to say something about those odds, or the word "that" should be deleted.
- If this problem is fixed, then starting a new sentence at "Especially" is a stylistic alternative to using a comma.
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panda blue 483So the odds are pretty good, in most cases. Especially when you consider that the odds of winning the main prize.
The second sentence is incorrect: "consider that ..." is not fulfilled by "the odds of winning the main prize". Either you need to say something about those odds, or the word "that" should be deleted.
If this problem is fixed
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