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Jackson6612 Posted 13 years ago
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Why are they using "and"?
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Why are they using "and" in the example? There are only two items to be listed and they could used a semicolon to separate them, like this, "...multipurpose information utilities; the requirements of the...". Thanks for the help.
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Why are they using "and" in the example? There are only two items to be listed and they could used a semicolon to separate them, like this, "...multipurpose information utilities; the requirements of the...". Thanks for the help.
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The coordinating conjunctions are used to connect two items or the last item is a comma delimited list. The article can be divided into two sections: A and B. The article can be divided into four sections: A, B, C and D.
- The coordinating conjunctions are used to connect two items or the last item is a comma delimited list.
- The article can be divided into two sections: A and B.
- The article can be divided into four sections: A, B, C and D.
- The instructions say that if A, B, C or D contain comma-delimited lists of their own, then the "outer" commas (or delimiting space) can be changed to semicolons for clarity in distinguishing the outer from the inner structural elements
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The coordinating conjunctions are used to connect two items or the last item is a comma delimited list.
The article can be divided into two sections: A and B.
The article can be divided into four sections: A, B, C and D.
The instructions say that if A, B, C or D contain comma-delimited lists of their own, then the "outer" commas (or delimiting space) can be
The article can be divided into two sections: A and B.
The article can be divided into four sections: A, B, C and D.
The instructions say that if A, B, C or D contain comma-delimited lists of their own, then the "outer" commas (or delimiting space) can be
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Hi again,
In the example below, I would have used a colon to give a category, like this:
Switches are commonly used to open or close a circuit: Closed is the ON, or make, position; open is the OFF, or break, position.
Do you find my way correct? Please let me know. Thanks.
Exercise 3.6
In the example below, I would have used a colon to give a category, like this:
Switches are commonly used to open or close a circuit: Closed is the ON, or make, position; open is the OFF, or break, position.
Do you find my way correct? Please let me know. Thanks.
Exercise 3.6
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