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- Use of a semicolon before and comma after however
We would favour a new sentence or a semicolon depending on whether we wanted the semicolon's suggestion of a particularly strong tie between the two clauses (There are some who dislike starting a sentence with however so some style-guides prohibit it, but there's no grammatical reason not to, and it's as good an option to have available as any
- comma or semicolon before that is and repeating that
But you can use either a semicolon or commas To use a "simpler" sentence: 1 *We need to show that 2 plus 2 equals 4; that is, that 4 is the sum of 2 and 2 In 1, we have two separate clauses, which we can join with a semicolon; the latter clause is clarifying, and can be removed without making the sentence ungrammatical This is not true
- Semicolon use in statement-questions? - English Language Usage Stack . . .
A semicolon is used to separate two parts of a sentence that have a relationship to each other in terms of meaning when each part could stand alone as a sentence in its own right: The building is chiefly a tourist attraction; it is rarely used as a church these days There is no proof that the disease is caused by agricultural use of this
- When should you use a semicolon *with* a conjunction?
The semicolon between clauses suggests a connection between the sentences that is stronger than if there were a period between the two As (to me) it is generally acceptable to start sentences with the short conjunctions and and but , I believe the general rule can extend to independent clauses joined by a semicolon
- Why ; is called semicolon and what is its history? [closed]
As THE name semicolon, half a colon, indicates, the semicolon comes historically after the colon; but in practice it is more important—at least, in the sense of being more popular If anybody uses one more than the two simple points, period and comma, that additional point is usually the semicolon
- grammar - Usage of semicolon before because - English Language Usage . . .
A semicolon in that position is very unusual and would seriously give the reader cause for pause, which may actually be exactly the writer's intent if it is being used as a creative literary device But it is really non-standard and shouldn't be used for bureaucratic documents or the like
- commas - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
Block quotes are introduced by a colon if the words that precede the quote constitute an independent clause It is also now acceptable to introduce a block quote with a comma in other cases It is almost never advisable to use a semicolon to introduce a block quote since that punctuation essentially takes the place of a conjunction in most cases
- How does using a semicolon or a full stop change meaning?
The semicolon tells you that there is still some question about the preceding full sentence; something needs to be added; it reminds you sometimes of the Greek usage It is almost always a greater pleasure to come across a semicolon than a period
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