uhm..wil sum1 pls answer my Q? in comma splice,why wud u replace d comma with a semi-colon?thx vry mch!!!
2006-07-31 16:31:14 · 4 answers · asked by marc m 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Higher Education (University +)
The semi-colon replaces the need for a conjunction.
So:
With a comma:
I used to wear a uniform, and now I do not.
With a semi-colon:
I used to wear a uniform; now I do not.
It just means you don't have to use a conjunction (and, but).
2006-07-31 16:52:50 · answer #1 · answered by Thespia_2000 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
A comma splice is basically a long sentence that should be two, but is continued with the comma. By using a semi-colon, it effectively acts as a period without breaking the sentence apart. The other option is break the sentence into two separate sentences with a period.
My alarm didn't go off, I went to work late. - comma splice
My alarm didn't go off; I went to work late. - semi-colon
My alarm didn't go off. I went to work late. - two sentences
2006-07-31 17:20:22 · answer #2 · answered by vinylchick19 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Commas could be troublesome. i might placed a era instead of the comma then say extra desirable than a hundred thirty, 000 of those donuts are offered each hour. in the different sentence i might say . . . . messages are inner maximum and are stunned whilst e mail ...... do no longer placed they are
2016-11-03 10:30:13 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it's to separate two independent clauses.
Like: We used to be best friends in elementary school; now we barely speak.
2006-07-31 16:47:35 · answer #4 · answered by escapegrl1 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋