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Ashton Gohkimhui Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
When to use a semicolon over a comma?
I was wondering how appropriate would it be if a semicolon was used more often than a comma.
Would there be any difference?
Take for example:
I want to eat that burger; but, on second thought, I'll abstain from eating it lest my condition (sore throat) will be aggravated.
Is it wrong to have a coordinating conjunction after a semicolon?
Would using both the comma and semicolon interchangeably add variety to an English essay?
Thanks in advance
Would there be any difference?
Take for example:
I want to eat that burger; but, on second thought, I'll abstain from eating it lest my condition (sore throat) will be aggravated.
Is it wrong to have a coordinating conjunction after a semicolon?
Would using both the comma and semicolon interchangeably add variety to an English essay?
Thanks in advance
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I was wondering how appropriate would it be if a semicolon was used more often than a comma. Would there be any difference? Yes.
- I was wondering how appropriate would it be if a semicolon was used more often than a comma.
- Would there be any difference?
- Yes.
- If you did that, it would demonstrate that you don't know how to use either one.
- Take for example: I want to eat that burger; but, on second thought, I'll abstain from eating it lest my condition (sore throat) will be aggravated.
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I was wondering how appropriate would it be if a semicolon was used more often than a comma.
Would there be any difference?
Yes. If you did that, it would demonstrate that you don't know how to use either one.
Take for example: I want to ea
Would there be any difference?
Yes. If you did that, it would demonstrate that you don't know how to use either one.
Take for example: I want to ea
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Thanks a lot, the both of you! I'll read up the Purdue OWL site on this.
By the way, is it necessary to place an adverb after a comma? Because i've seen writers doing so
Take for example:
"... I'm not fit to do this, though."
"Hello, ladies and gentlemen..."
Something around this line. I don't really know how to put it haha
By the way, is it necessary to place an adverb after a comma? Because i've seen writers doing so
Take for example:
"... I'm not fit to do this, though."
"Hello, ladies and gentlemen..."
Something around this line. I don't really know how to put it haha
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That "though" is a conjunctive adverb. Conjunctive adverbs take a comma both before and after, unless they begin or end a sentence, of course, where they take only the one.
"Hello" is an interjection. An interjection takes a comma when it is run in like that.
OWL is your friend. There are a million cases.
"Hello" is an interjection. An interjection takes a comma when it is run in like that.
OWL is your friend. There are a million cases.
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Man... these grammatical terms sound so alien to me. I really rue not learning them properly when i was younger.
How do i 'perfect' my grammar? I know that putting them to practice is one way, but how do i get this ingrained in me?
In your opinion, which do you think is more important; vocabulary or grammar? (Do i use a colon or semicolon for this?)
How do i 'perfect' my grammar? I know that putting them to practice is one way, but how do i get this ingrained in me?
In your opinion, which do you think is more important; vocabulary or grammar? (Do i use a colon or semicolon for this?)
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How do i 'perfect' my grammar? I know that putting them to practice is one way, but how do i get this ingrained in me?
Read, read, read. And then read some more.
In your opinion, which do you think is more important; vocabulary or grammar
Read, read, read. And then read some more.
In your opinion, which do you think is more important; vocabulary or grammar
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Ashton GohkimhuiIn your opinion, which do you think is more important; vocabulary or grammar?If you are on holiday in a country whose language you don't speak, I am pretty sure that you'd find a dictionary more useful than a grammar.
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